CJD is a disease caused by a misfolding protein, called a prion. (PREE-on) Prion diseases are a group of rare and fatal brain diseases which occur in both humans and animals. In humans, it is known as CJD. Cows get BSE, which stands for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Deer and elk contract CWD, or chronic wasting disease. There is no cure or clinical diagnosis for CJD. There is no cure for any of the diseases in the prion family.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Thought for the Day:

If a tree falls in the forest does it not make a sound? Just because no one is there to hear it, doesn't mean the sound does not exist, right?

Just because CJD hasn't happened to someone you know yet doesn't mean it won't. Just because we test a few cattle a year for BSE without positive results doesn't mean the millions not tested don't have it. Just because we don't know about how to cure CJD yet doens't mean the cure doesn't exist. Just because we can't see CJD in the blood supply doesn't mean it isn't filling bag of blood waiting to be transfused into needy patients.

posted by Heather Larson at Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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