Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Q38206)
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A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterised by a long incubation period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological examination of the brain.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| default for all languages | 8E01.2 |
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| English | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterised by a long incubation period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological examination of the brain. |
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CID11:8E01.2
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dki-india-8E01.2
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Concluído
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13 August 2026
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