Creutsfeldt-Jacob Disease
(CJD)
Blood Recall/Withdrawal
- CJD website This website was created to fill the needs
of people who have received notices that the blood products that they,
or their children, received, or that were used in the In Vitro Fertilization
(IVF) cultures that produced their children, were recalled/withdrawn from
the market because a member of the donor pool was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) or was at risk for the disease.
CJD Diagnostic
& Research Center The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
(CJD) Diagnostic and Research Center has been established to provide diagnostic
support for caring physicians and families of CJD patients. CJD is misdiagnosed
in nearly 35% of cases with other conditions (i.e. Lymphomas, gliomas,
amyloid angiopathy, etc.) presenting with the same clinical signs and symptoms.
CJD
Is NOT "Mad Cow Disease"With increasing frequency, we
see news reports of people who have died of "Mad Cow Disease", or CJD that
is linked to "Mad Cow Disease". Such headlines raise fears in peoples minds,
and have had a negative impact on cattle markets. Fortunately these headlines
are not true and with continued effort, on the part of industry, they never
will be. Let's take a look at why the sensational headlines might occur.
CJD
Support Group Network Inc.(Australia)
CJD
support network (England) The CJD
Support Network is the only registered charity providing help and support
for people with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, their carers and concerned professionals.
Founded in 1994 by relatives of people with CJD, with the help of the Alzheimer's
Society and other professionals
CJD
VOICE We are a grass roots organization of individuals
formed in May 1997 to support families during and after a CJD crisis.
We also discuss various issues surrounding CJD and other related illnesses.
As of October 1999, we have over 400 members.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease Foundation
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease in the United States1979-1994:
Using National Mortality Data to Assess the Possible Occurrence of Variant
Cases
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Mad Cow Disease Database
National
Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center was
established at the Division of Neuropathology of Case Western Reserve University
in September 1997. Several European countries have also established
surveillance centers to monitor the occurrence of prion diseases or spongiform
encephalopathies, in response to the epidemic of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(BSE) or “mad cow disease” that occurred in the United Kingdom during the
1980’s. |
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Created
& Designed by Judi Coats(Updated on January 7th, 2006)