Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: The bovine spongiform encephalopathy affects cattle but the variant form can infect humans. Human infection can occur by consuming infected cattle products, especially the brain and other central nervous system tissues. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is available below.
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Prognosis for Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: death usually occurs on average about 14 months from onset
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