What Is CJD?
7. Who’s at Risk?
The exact cause of CJD is not identified in the majority of cases, and this makes it difficult to tell exactly who might be at risk of catching the disease. It has been possible to draw a correlation between CJD and some other factors, however. One of these is age, and most people with the disease will be more than 60 years old.
There is also familial CJD, which is caused by a genetic mutation. This variety will tend to start in people in their late 20s. People that are more likely to be exposed to contaminated tissue are also more likely to contract the disease.
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