Portland, Oregon (Queen– Three cases of rare and deadly disease were reported by public health officials in the Hood River Province in Oregon.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob has been confirmed over the past eight months, and it is not clear whether these cases are linked at this time, according to the Ministry of Health in Hood River on Friday.
Origoni/Oregonles, Which was the first to report the casesTwo of the cases say that resulted in deaths. Koin from NexStar to the Hood River Province in Hood River Province, but he did not receive a response immediately.
Other details were not immediately available on local cases.
In a Facebook post announces the investigationHood River Province officials described the risks of the public as “very low”.
What is the Cristzfeld Jacob disease?
Creutzfeldt-jakob is the result of the lemon, and a type of infectious protein, which leads Disease control and prevention centers. There is no treatment or treatment, and it will usually lead to death within a year of when symptoms begin.
Disturbance of nervous degeneration, CJD is characterized by symptoms similar to Alzheimer’s, though It gets worse “much faster”, Mayo clinic is written. Specifically, symptoms can include memory loss, coordination issues, speaking trouble, and personality changes, according to the May clinic.
Hood state officials say most CJDs can occur without a known reason, but sometimes they can inherit running in families and in very rare cases, they can spread through certain medical exposure or by eating infected beef. The latter is often referred to as “Alternative CJD”, ” The Center for Disease Control says.
A report was proposed last year Two fishermen were injured by Creuzvilt Jacob After eating a deer from deer with chronic wasting disease, which is also a Brion disease. The researchers behind the study indicated that causation is “unpaid” and that more investigation is needed.
The authorities in the state of Oregon have not yet caused the last cases. CJD diagnostic rate in the United States One person per million, Estimates of the Center for Disease Control.
Michael Bartiromo from Nexstar and Addy Bink contributed to this report.