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2 dead from rare mad cow-like brain disease in Oregon, county health officials say
The Hood River County Health Department confirmed April 14 that two people have died from a mad cow-like illness called ...
A Mad Cow-Like Prion Disease Has Killed Two People and Sickened a Third in Same Oregon Town
Three people in Hood River County have contacted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease over the span of eight months, an unusual pattern ...
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Mad Cow-Like Disease Deaths in U.S.; Measles in 27 States; Cannabis Potency Soars
Two people in Oregon have died and a third person has a confirmed case of the mad cow-like brain disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob ...
Health Officials On Alert As Rare ‘100% Fatal’ Brain Disease Appears In Oregon
Health officials have confirmed a rare "100% fatal" Mad Cow-like brain disease has struck three people in the same county in ...
What is the rare brain disease which causes sponge-like holes in the brain?
A total of three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and incurable brain condition, have been detected in Hood River ...
2 in Oregon die of rare brain disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob is a rare brain disorder caused by infectious proteins called prions, which causes rapid, progressive ...
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Rare, 100% fatal brain disease strikes 3 people in Oregon
Hood River County in Oregon reported three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare human brain disease very similar to ...
Hood River County health officials say 2 deaths linked to rare brain disease
The county says they've seen one confirmed and two probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the last eight months, resulting in two deaths.