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Prion Diseases

Prions are infectious proteins. This type of protein is abnormal, and a pathogenic agent. They can be transmitted causing abnormal protein folding in the new host. The proteins that are affected are mainly in the brain. This leads to brain damage, disease symptoms and death.

Prion Disease Surveillance Center Link

Prion Diseases

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The Prion Diseases listed below are the prion diseases identified to date by the CDC. Some members of the list have click-able links for more information.


Human Prion Diseases

  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
  • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
  • Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome
  • Fatal Familial Insomnia
  • Kuru
                           
Animal Prion Diseases

  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
  • Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
  • Scrapie
  • Transmissible mink encephalopathy
  • Feline spongiform encephalopathy
  • Ungulate spongiform encephalopathy

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