Public Release: 22-Nov-2017 Researchers find infectious prions in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patient skin Case Western Reserve University Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) the human equivalent of mad cow disease is caused by rogue, misfolded protein aggregates termed prions, which are infectious and cause fatal damages in the patient's brain. CJD patients develop signature microscopic sponge-like holes in their brains. The…
Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (also known as Mad Cow Disease) and Chronic Wasting Disease found in deer.
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Research teams are working to improve tests used to find the prions that cause chronic wasting disease, track animal movements and interactions related to the disease, and advance our understanding of the roles soil and plants have in disease transmission.