ICD-11 code : 8E01.2;
Preferred Label : Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterized by a long incubation
period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission
may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain
or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological
examination of the brain.;
ICD-11 synonym : vCJD - [Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease]; vCJD;
Origin ID : 378572696;
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A disease of the brain, that is suspected to be caused by a prion associated with
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. This disease is characterized by a long incubation
period, psychiatric symptoms followed by neurological deficits, and is fatal. Transmission
may be by ingestion of food (with a bovine origin) contaminated with infected brain
or spinal cord from an infected cow, or blood transfusion. Confirmation is by pathological
examination of the brain.