Diseases and Conditions
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Symptoms
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Complications
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease greatly affects the brain and body. CJD usually progresses quickly. Over time, people with CJD withdraw from friends and family and eventually lose the ability to recognize or relate to them. They also lose the ability to care for themselves and many eventually slip into a coma. The disease is always fatal.
