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Variant CJD is one of the different kind of prion disease that is related to the infamous mad cow disease. This CJD can be obtained through the consumption of diseased meat. This variant of the disease usually affects younger individuals.<ref>http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/nervous_system_disorders/prion_diseases_134,56/ | Variant CJD is one of the different kind of prion disease that is related to the infamous mad cow disease. This CJD can be obtained through the consumption of diseased meat. This variant of the disease usually affects younger individuals.<ref name="prions">http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/nervous_system_disorders/prion_diseases_134,56/ | ||
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The last variant is fatal insomnia, which is also a very rare hereditary disorder that makes the individual have difficulty sleeping. There is a sporadic version of this type that can be acquired not through inheritance.<ref> | The last variant is fatal insomnia, which is also a very rare hereditary disorder that makes the individual have difficulty sleeping. There is a sporadic version of this type that can be acquired not through inheritance.<ref>http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/nervous_system_disorders/prion_diseases_134,56/ | ||
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