Mad Cow Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dis (cont.)
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Thomas Wisniewski, MD
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Neil A Busis, MD
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
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Carmel Armon, MD, MHS, MSc
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are related disorders.
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