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re: Washington Regional O.R. shutdown due to Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease found
Posted on 3/16/16 at 8:07 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Posted on 3/16/16 at 8:07 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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very interested to learn how the patient became infected, it can be hereditary but most of the known cases are sporadic onset without many common factors.
I'm not of a very scientific mind, so the Wikipedia article confused me a little. From what I can tell, it's either genetic, or caused by someone consuming proteins from a person infected with it. It would make sense to me that some matter left from an improperly sterilized OR could transmit it to someone, so I feel pretty certain that's the case.
It also said that it may be possible to get it from blood transfusions.
This post was edited on 3/16/16 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 3/16/16 at 8:18 pm to VagueMessage
If this did get passed onto someone thanks to WRMC its a big black eye for a hospital that has spent a lot of money to upgrade its facilities and personnel of late.
Posted on 3/16/16 at 8:59 pm to VagueMessage
It's like mad cow disease. It's caused by prions, and can be transmitted the same way mad cow disease can be.
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