creutzfeld-jacob disease

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Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease

{i} CJD, rare degenerative brain disease named after Hans G. Creutsfeldt and Alfons Jakob (disease is characterized by memory loss, jerky movements, stiff posture and seizures caused by a rapid loss of cerebral cells)

new variant Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease

{i} CJD with shorter incubation, nvCJD

Hyphenation

creutzfeld-jacob dis-ease