Prions Detected in Eyes of Patients With Brain Disease

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

By Dr. Mercola

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a fatal brain disorder that destroys brain cells, causing tiny holes in the brain. Symptoms of CJD are ataxia, or difficulty controlling body movements, abnormal gait and speech, and dementia. The disease is always fatal and has no cure.1

CJD is one of several transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). These are a family of progressive neurodegenerative disorders affecting animals and humans. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, presents in much the same way as CJD.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a regulation in 2009 banning specific proteins in feed to prevent …read more

Source: mercola

    

  • Rating:
  • Views:313 views
  • Categories: Health