It is therefore possible for new cases of the serious Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to emerge, against which we are still powerless to do anything.
Of the 106 people known to have contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease since 1995, fewer than 10 are still alive.
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human version of mad cow disease.
Health records showed that from 1970 to 1989, only four cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease occurred in people younger than 34 years.
Multifocal leukoencephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have also been found to cause this kind of damage.
In 1985 it was associated with the development of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and was withdrawn from use.
No cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been identified in the United States.
In 1996, the human version of mad cow disease, new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, was identified.
Scrapie, mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are maladies of unknown cause.
Mad cow disease and new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form, are both fatal.