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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: An Overview

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease References

References

1. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (n.d.) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Fact Sheet. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/detail_cjd.htm.

2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (n.d.) NINDS Encephalopathy Information Page. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/encephalopathy/encephalopathy.htm.

3. University of California, San Francisco Memory and Aging Center (n.d.) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Retrieved May 28, 2009, from http://memory.ucsf.edu/cjd/.

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (January 4, 2007) vCJD (Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease). Retrieved May 29, 2009, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/vcjd/index.htm.

5. MayoClinic.com (July 31, 2008) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/Creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/DS00531.

6. US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (n.d.) Questions and Answers about variant CJD (vCJD). Retrieved June 1, 2009, from http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/MadCowDisease/QA-CJD.asp#9.

7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (January 26, 2006) About Prion Diseases. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from http://cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/prions.

8. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (May 1, 2009) Scrapie Disease Information. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/scrapie.

9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.) CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Classic). Retrieved May 28, 2009, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/cjd/.

10. The Scripps Research Institute (n.d.) Mad Cow / Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from http://www.scripps.edu/philanthropy/madcowdisease.html.


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