Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease test. Masked pathologist holds a human brain to be tested for Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease (CJD). The brain will be sectioned

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease test. Masked pathologist holds a human brain to be tested for Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease (CJD). The brain will be sectioned and examined anatomically for plaque protein lesions and a spongy appearance typical of the disease. CJD is caused by a virus-like prion. It infects brain tissue destroying the nerve cells. Human symptoms include dementia and sudden muscle contractions, leading to death. Final diagnosis of the disease is conducted as a post-mortem in this way. There is concern that \mad cow\" disease may be the cause of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans who have eaten infected beef products. The brain was found to be infected by CJD."

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Keywords: analysis, anatomy, brain, cjd, creutzfeldt-ja, creutzfeldt-jakob, disea, disease, encephalopathy, examination, healthcare, mad, medical, medicine, pathology, post-mortem, research, spongiform