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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
About Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
A misfolded protein kills brain cells, leaving sponge-like holes. Always fatal. A variant linked to mad cow disease emerged in 1996 and killed mostly young people. The related kuru spread among the Fore people through funeral rites and proved the infectious protein idea.
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