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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease''' ('''CJD''') is a very rare and incurable [[degeneration (medical)|degenerative]] [[neurology|neurological disorder]] ([[brain]][[disease]]) that is ultimately fatal. Among the types of [[transmissible spongiform encephalopathy]] found in humans, it is the most common.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a very rare and incurable [[degeneration (medical)|degenerative]] [[neurology|neurological disorder]] ([[brain]][[disease]]) that is ultimately fatal. Among the types of [[transmissible spongiform encephalopathy]] found in humans, it is the most common.
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a very rare and incurable degenerative neurological disorder (braindisease) that is ultimately fatal. Among the types of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in humans, it is the most common.

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