Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a very rare disorder that causes the brain to break down ... Prion proteins are a normal part of your body. But sometimes they can fold the wrong way as they ...

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

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal condition that affects the brain. CJD causes brain damage ... These prions trigger the normal proteins in the body to misfold, resulting in ...

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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% ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health officials in Hood River County confirmed Monday that two local deaths have been linked to a rare brain disease ... and two probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or CJD, a prion ...

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 ...