What Is CJD?
2. Sporadic CJD
The most common type of CJD is the sporadic type. This means that the disease has appeared from nowhere. Doctors are unable to tell where the condition came from and it appears as though the patient’s brain starts changing for no apparent reason. This makes it especially difficult to prevent people from catching the disease.
Another type is Iatrogenic CJD, which is similar to vCJD in that it happens through exposure to infected tissues. Only in this case, it is through exposure to the tissues of an infected human. Care is taken in hospitals to help prevent this from happening, but it can still be very difficult to eliminate completely.
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