{"id":7138,"date":"2022-12-13T11:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T11:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjdsupport.co.uk\/?page_id=7138"},"modified":"2024-03-08T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:38:24","slug":"what-is-cjd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cjdsupport.co.uk\/what-is-cjd\/","title":{"rendered":"What is CJD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column responsive_css=&#8221;padding_top_large:85px|padding_right_large:20%25|padding_bottom_large:85px|padding_left_large:15%25|padding_top_medium:70px|padding_right_medium:10%25|padding_bottom_medium:70px|padding_left_medium:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672242571818{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background: #fffaf6 url(https:\/\/insurance.liquid-themes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lines-3.svg?id=3542) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-7&#8243;]<style>@media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df h1 {font-size:51px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df h1 {line-height:1.07em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df h1 {--element-line-height:1.07em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}@media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df h1 {font-size:51px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df h1 {line-height:1.07em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df h1 {--element-line-height:1.07em; } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1211df\">\n\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  What is CJD?<\/h1><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p{color:rgba(16, 58, 64, 0.75);}.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {font-size:17px; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {line-height:1.35em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {--element-line-height:1.35em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {margin-bottom:2em !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {font-size:17px; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {line-height:1.35em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {--element-line-height:1.35em; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1 p {margin-bottom:2em !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1217f1\">\n\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects the brain and nervous system. 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The lifetime risk of CJD is around 1 in 5,000.<\/p><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e12dc30 h3 {font-size:25px; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e12dc30 h3 {margin-bottom:1em !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e12dc30 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e12dc30 h3 {font-size:25px; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e12dc30 h3 {margin-bottom:1em !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_663b09e12dc30\">\n\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  There are four types of CJD:<\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_icon_box_663b09e12e249 .iconbox-icon-container{font-size:22px;width:64px !important;height:64px !important;border-radius:px;}.ld_icon_box_663b09e12e249 .lqd-iconbox-title{margin-bottom:px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"iconbox iconbox-side text-align-default iconbox-circle iconbox-heading-sm iconbox-icon-linked ld_icon_box_663b09e12e249 vc_custom_1670930277581\" id=\"ld_icon_box_663b09e12e249\"  data-animate-icon=\"true\"  >\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"iconbox-icon-container\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-num-1\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"contents\">\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-title \">Sporadic CJD (or classical CJD)<\/h3>\t<p>is the most common form, accounting for around 85 per cent of cases. The cause is unknown. It mainly affects the over 50s and has a rapid onset. The course of the disease is usually measured in months.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<style>.ld_icon_box_663b09e12f090 .iconbox-icon-container{font-size:22px;width:64px !important;height:64px !important;border-radius:px;}.ld_icon_box_663b09e12f090 .lqd-iconbox-title{margin-bottom:px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"iconbox iconbox-side text-align-default iconbox-circle iconbox-heading-sm iconbox-icon-linked ld_icon_box_663b09e12f090 vc_custom_1670930332345\" id=\"ld_icon_box_663b09e12f090\"  data-animate-icon=\"true\"  >\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"iconbox-icon-container\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-num-2\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"contents\">\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-title \">Genetic CJD (sometimes known as familial CJD)<\/h3>\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108522489 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108522489 BCX0\"> is an inherited form of the disease, with a younger onset and a longer time course than sporadic CJD.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<style>.ld_icon_box_663b09e13039e .iconbox-icon-container{font-size:22px;width:64px !important;height:64px !important;border-radius:px;}.ld_icon_box_663b09e13039e .lqd-iconbox-title{margin-bottom:px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"iconbox iconbox-side text-align-default iconbox-circle iconbox-heading-sm iconbox-icon-linked ld_icon_box_663b09e13039e vc_custom_1670965565552\" id=\"ld_icon_box_663b09e13039e\"  data-animate-icon=\"true\"  >\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"iconbox-icon-container\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-num-3\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"contents\">\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-title \">Iatrogenic CJD<\/h3>\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118644183 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118644183 BCX0\">occurs through contamination with infected tissue via medical procedures<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118644183 BCX0\">, for example, the use of human growth hormone, blood transfusion, or<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118644183 BCX0\">\u00a0surgical instruments.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW118644183 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<style>.ld_icon_box_663b09e130ebd .iconbox-icon-container{font-size:22px;width:64px !important;height:64px !important;border-radius:px;}.ld_icon_box_663b09e130ebd .lqd-iconbox-title{margin-bottom:px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"iconbox iconbox-side text-align-default iconbox-circle iconbox-heading-sm ld_icon_box_663b09e130ebd vc_custom_1670930401984\" id=\"ld_icon_box_663b09e130ebd\"  data-animate-icon=\"true\"  >\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"iconbox-icon-container\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-num-4\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"contents\">\t\n\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-title \">Variant CJD<\/h3>\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6819078 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6819078 BCX0\">is caused by exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or <\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW6819078 BCX0\">BSE,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6819078 BCX0\"> and typically affects younger people. It has a relatively long time course &#8211; an average of 14 months from onset of symptoms to death. There is a combination of psychiatric, neurological, and physical symptoms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<style>.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1314d9 h3 {font-size:25px; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1314d9 h3 {margin-bottom:1em !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1314d9 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1314d9 h3 {font-size:25px; } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1314d9 h3 {margin-bottom:1em !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1314d9\">\n\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  Symptoms of CJD<\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1321ba p {margin-bottom:1.5em !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1321ba .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1321ba p {margin-bottom:1.5em !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_663b09e1321ba\">\n\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  The precise symptoms and clinical time course of CJD vary according to the type of disease. 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