Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Creutz‧feldt-Jak‧ob dis‧ease /ˌkrɔɪtsfelt ˈjækɒb dɪˌziːz $ -ˈjɑːkoʊb-/

noun [uncountable]
(abbreviation CJD) a very serious disease that kills people and that may be caused by eating beef that is infected with BSE

BrE

/ˌkrɔɪtsfelt ˈjækɒb dɪziːz/

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NAmE

/ˌkrɔɪtsfelt ˈjækɔːb dɪziːz/

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noun

[uncountable]

(abbreviation

CJD

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a brain disease that causes gradual loss of control of the mind and body and, finally, death. It is believed to be caused by prions and is linked to

BSE

in cows. 克罗伊茨费尔特–雅各布病，克–雅脑病（俗称疯牛病，被认为由朊病毒引起并与牛海绵状脑病有关的致命脑病）