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jakob-creutzfeldt disease

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Noun

rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control

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Synonyms:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CJD Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

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