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  2. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

  • vCJD

Incidence

14 cases of a new form of CJD have been confirmed in Britain, and there were fears in 1997 that an epidemic would ensue due to eating contaminated beef.

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Disease
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Medicine » Pathology
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 8, 2022