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Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob

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Cash, Cows & Coverups: Investigating vCJD

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vCJD: Blood's Deadly Fugitive

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vCJD - Who Killed My Son ? - Andrew Black / Christine Lord

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Families take vCJD compensation scheme to court

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Can Now Be Detected By Urine Test

Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) is a type of brain disease within the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy family. Symptoms include psychiatric problems, behavioral changes, and painful sensations. The length of time between exposure and the development of symptoms is unclear, but is believed to be years. Average life expectancy following the onset of symptoms is 13 months.
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