In April 2025, three people in Oregon developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare, fatal neurological condition that is ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. It affects about 1 person in every 1 million per year worldwide, and about 350 cases are diagnosed per year in the U.S ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Kim Fialo Marino, 65, of Graniteville, a loving mother, grandmother and longtime teacher’s aide known ...

Learn about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and available treatment options for this rare ...

Health officials in Hood River County say that two people have died of a rare brain disease. County health officials say they’ve identified three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the last ...

Oregon's Hood River County is grappling with a rare brain disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which creates holes in the brain. Health officials have identified three cases in the past ...

Background: Establishing a confident clinical diagnosis before an advanced stage of illness can be difficult in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD ... is reported as normal, a specialist MRI review ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a serious brain disorder caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, which is found in the brain and nerve cells. In the United States, there are about 500 new cases ...

Tony Gibson, 32, began experiencing symptoms of the rare neurological condition Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD ... folding of proteins in the brain. CJD is a disease in humans that affects ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare, rapidly worsening brain disorder caused by misfolded prion proteins. It can be diagnosed definitively only at autopsy. Sporadic disease accounts for about 85% ...

Deaths typically occur 12 months after infection. open image in gallery Microscope photo of brain tissue of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which has seen three cases in a single Oregon county ...

What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is caused by an abnormally shaped protein infecting the brain. This protein is called a ‘prion’. It is not known what causes ...