How does variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease differ from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is also a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disease but is distinct from vCJD. This disease typically occurs among older people, is rapidly progressive with infection leading to death usually within a year of the onset of illness, while vCJD is less rapid and often strikes younger adults. CJD is not related to beef consumption.
