What are the different types of CJD?
There are four different types of CJD: • Sporadic CJD: This is the most common type of CJD. Caregivers do not know exactly what causes this type of CJD. It is most common in people 50 to 70 years of age. It affects the ability to think, learn and remember. Movement and balance is also affected. • Variant CJD: This new type of CJD was first seen in the United Kingdom. This was probably caused by eating meat from cows with bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE. This is also related to mad cow disease. Problems in behavior, mood and the ability to relate to others are common. • Familial CJD: This occurs when a parent with CJD passes the disease to his children. • Iatrogenic CJD: You can get this type of CJD from organ transplants or contaminated (dirty) surgical instruments. It may also be passed from drugs made from affected human tissues. What are the signs and symptoms of CJD? CJD progresses quickly from the time signs and symptoms begin to the time they worsen. The signs and symptom
