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In reply to the discussion: COW WITH MAD-COW DISEASE CONFIRMED IN CALIFORNIA, USDA SAYS [View all]Baitball Blogger
(46,705 posts)13. Hmm...
Someone locally just died of CJD. I don't know which kind. I believe she was under sixty. It happened very quickly. In a matter of a month.
I read that at least 16 people a year die in Florida of CJD, not the mad cow version. The question will be if the CDC is keeping accurate records.
BTW, I'm not sure that they keep tabs of data for people who die of it over 55.
Here are some links that I looked up the other day.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/detail_cjd.htm
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/htopics/popups/cjd.htm
Just looked it up in the obits in today's paper. She was 52.
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Oh, it's in Hanford? NOT SURPRISED, THEN. I lived in Merced County for 5 years...
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#40
I hope that more is reported because this isn't too informative at all. I live in northern
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#10
Wow, damn. No media coverage of that nationally. Corporations won't allow it.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#14
I think there was surveillance program for classic and variant CJD run by Case Western U and CDC
HereSince1628
Apr 2012
#48
I agree with your comment about the inspectors above, and I know the system worked to catch this
Kali
Apr 2012
#47
The freaking out over this makes me think of a chapter from Thinking Fast and Slow
ag_dude
Apr 2012
#39
I agree..cancer could be cured if there weren't so much money to be made 'curing' it
angstlessk
May 2012
#73