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A Fatal Mad Cow-Like Brain Disease Has Hit Oregon
In Hood River County, Oregon, three cases of a fatal brain disease were reported. Hood River County is located south […] ...
USA Today9d
2 dead from rare mad cow-like brain disease in Oregon, county health officials say
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 ...
Los Angeles Times15d
Letters to the Editor: Detection of rare brain disease is a reminder of the importance of research funding
To the editor: The knowledge that two individuals have died and another person is showing symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (“Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed ...
The Independent18d
Two dead, another infected, as rare brain disease reported in one Oregon county
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 ...
Indiatimes14d
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: The illness that creates holes in the brain
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 ...
FOX 10 Phoenix16d
3 cases of rare brain disease found in Oregon; 2 deaths reported
Two people have died and a third remains under investigation after health officials in Hood River County identified multiple cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare but deadly brain ...
KOIN 620d
3 cases of rare brain disease reported in Hood River County; 2 reported dead
The rare brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease have been found in three ... and prions then trigger a body’s normal proteins to misfold. Hood River County health officials say most cases ...
KGW818d
Hood River County health officials say 2 deaths linked to rare brain disease
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 ...
Indiatimes14d
3 cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease reported in Oregon: What to know about the ‘always fatal’ brain disease?
Health officials in Hood River County are investigating three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare and fatal brain disorder. Two individuals have already died, prompting an active ...
2 dead from rare mad cow-like brain disease in Oregon, county health officials say
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a serious brain disorder caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, which is found in the ...