Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Children

1.	What's Mad Cow Disease? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/mad_cow_disease.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007562&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Prion Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D017096&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongif National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D016643&recruiting...

Genetics

1.	Genetics Home Reference: Prion disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=priondisease

Law and Policy

1.	Agencies Work to Corral Mad Cow Disease Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_cow.html




2.	Fact Sheet: BSE Legislative Update Food and Drug Administration http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefact2.html

National Institutes of Health

1.	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/cjd.htm




2.	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/detail_cjd.htm

Organizations

1.	Dept. of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/




2.	Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/




3.	National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm




4.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/




5.	Dept. of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Insp http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

Overviews

1.	Commonly Asked Questions about BSE Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefaq.html




2.	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00531




3.	Questions and Answers Regarding Bovine Spongiform National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/bse_cjd_qa.htm

Prevention/Screening

1.	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Fact Sheet for Healthcar National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/cjdprecautions.htm

Related Issues

1.	Information for People Treated with NHPP Human Gro National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/creutz/update.htm




2.	Chronic Wasting Disease: A Threat to Humans? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00415

Research

1.	Test Could Improve Detection of Prion Disease in H National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nia-14.htm




2.	Study of Growth Hormone Treatment and Creutzfeldt- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2004/nichd-07.htm




3.	Pressure Combined with Heat Reduces Prion Infectiv National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/press_releases/pressrelease_prion_...




4.	NIAID Research on Prion Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/priondis.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Questions and Answers on Bovine Spongiform Encepha Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/bse/bseqa.htm




2.	New Variant CJD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/cjd_fact_sheet.htm

Statistics

1.	Number of Cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopath Office International des Epizooties http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_esbru.htm




2.	Countries/Territories Having Reported Cases of BSE Office International des Epizooties http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_esbimport.htm




3.	Annual Incidence Rate of BSE in Countries that Hav Office International des Epizooties http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_esbincidence.htm

Teenagers

1.	Should I Worry about Mad Cow Disease? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/mad_cow_disease.html