Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029532",
  "term": "Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "vCJD is a variant of the most commonly identified TSE in humans, classic (sporadic) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). Scientific evidence supports a causal relationship between BSE outbreaks in Europe and vCJD. The disease vCJD is most likely caused by the ingestion of products contaminated with the BSE agent. There has never been a case of vCJD that did not have a history of exposure within a country where BSE was occurring. Patients with vCJD have primarily been younger and exhibit clinical signs of the disease longer than patients with classic CJD.",
  "references": [
    "USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/variant-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/"
}