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CJD
A guide for patients and carers
What precautions do I need to take to stop CJD spreading?
There are no known cases of CJD being passed from person to person during normal contact or routine nursing care.
Relatives of people affected by genetic (familial) CJD and their close family members (parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren and grandparents); and those who have been exposed to high risk (e.g.recipients of dura mater grafts during neurosurgery or orthopaedic operations) are advised to tell their doctor and dentist and cannot be blood or organ donors. However, no specific precautions are required for family members of those affected by vCJD or sporadic CJD.
Relatives of people affected by genetic (familial) CJD and their close family members (parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren and grandparents); and those who have been exposed to high risk (e.g.recipients of dura mater grafts during neurosurgery or orthopaedic operations) are advised to tell their doctor and dentist and cannot be blood or organ donors. However, no specific precautions are required for family members of those affected by vCJD or sporadic CJD.
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Contents
- Introduction
- What is CJD?
- What are the different types of CJD?
- What precautions do I need to take to stop CJD spreading?
- Can I get CJD from eating meat?
- How does the brain of someone with CJD differ from normal?
- What causes CJD?
- What does "genetic susceptibility" to CJD mean?
- Is there a genetic test for CJD?
- Can CJD be avoided, and is it catching?
- What are the symptoms of CJD, and how does the disease progress?
- How is CJD diagnosed?
- Are other conditions easily mistaken for CJD?
- How is CJD treated?
- What impact can CJD have on families of poepl with the condition?
- What support is available for carers of people with CJD?
- Conclusion
- Organisations that may be able to help
