'Variant cjd' presentation slideshows

PRION DISEASES BLOOD INFECTIVITY ISSUES

PRION DISEASES BLOOD INFECTIVITY ISSUES. Richard Knight NCJDSU. OUTLINE OF TALK. INTRODUCTION VARIANT CJD : PRESENT POSITION BLOOD PRION RISK: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE BLOOD PRION RISK: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE UK TMER STUDY: SOME DETAILS CONCLUDING COMMENTS.

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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. Ryan Maddox, MPH Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abbreviations.

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CJD Overview Bob Will, National CJD Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK

CJD Overview Bob Will, National CJD Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK Associazione Italiana Encefalopatie da Prion Milano 3 Ottobre 2009. Science 1968. Questions. What is the origin of infection in CJD? Is there a link to scrapie in sheep?

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Guiding Principles of Outbreak Preparedness & Response

Guiding Principles of Outbreak Preparedness & Response. Gary L. Simpson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Infectious Disease Mortality in the United States,. 1900 to 1996. 1000. 80. 800. 60. 40. 600. 20. 0. Mortality Rate per 100,000. 400. 1970. 1980. 1990. 200. 0. 1900. 1920. 1940. 1960.

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Slow Virus Infection

Slow Virus Infection. Diseases have a prolonged incubation period and a protracted progressive clinical course. Slow virus diseases may be caused by conventional viruses or unconventional (atypical) agents.

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Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease (CJD )

Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease (CJD ). Kanisha Newman Block:1 1/9/12. About Our Patient. Name: Lucy Montgomery Age: 48 Education: PhD in Psychology Occupation: Licensed Psychologist Martial Status: Married Place of birth: Britain Family: 1 child, Husband

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Prions: Proteins Gone Bad

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Prion

Prion. Lecture Week 11 Medical Microbiology SBM 2044. Prion Diseases. Prion diseases are associated with the accumulation in the CNS of an abnormal form of a host protein called the prion protein, PrP Infectious agent = an abnormally folded, degradation-resistant form of the PrP protein

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Current Issues in Food

Current Issues in Food. BSE Claire Appleton and Carrie Thompson (NHS). Introduction. BSE is a form of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE). It is thought to have first emerged in cattle during the 1970s. The disease is characterised by degenerative brain malfunction.

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Sporadic CJD

All countries. France. Germany. Italy. The Netherlands. United Kingdom. Slovakia. Spain. Austria. Switzerland. Canada. Australia. Variant CJD. Genetic TSE. Sporadic CJD. Iatrogenic CJD.

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