3 cases of rare brain disease reported in Oregon

Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for 2 deaths

Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Read more...

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3 cases of rare brain disease found in Oregon; 2 deaths reported

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder, which is fatal but not contagious.

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What is the rare brain disease which causes sponge-like holes in the brain?

A total of three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and incurable brain condition, have been detected in Hood River County of Oregon state over the last eight months. This condition causes the brain to rapidly deteriorate, forming sponge-like holes that lead to severe neurological damage and, ultimately, death

Hood River County health officials say 2 deaths linked to rare brain disease

During and 8-month period there have been one confirmed and two probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease or CJD, a prion disease.