What Is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?

This disease is probably better known as mad cow disease, which gives it a stigma. This can be a life shattering and even death disease. Dr. Robert Ashley gave some further information on this devastating disease.

Creutzfeldt-jakob disease (CJD) is the most common prion disease in humans. They are infectious but not viruses or bacteria, but are actually proteins. The prions appear to be created from normal proteins that are found on the cell membranes. In prion diseases they reconfigure, but the normal proteins may help inhibit cell death.

Initially this disease will interfere with concentration, …read more