Do Vegetarians Get CJD? Understanding the Risks and Realities
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Approximately 85% of all Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) cases are classified as sporadic, occurring for no known reason and affecting people regardless of their dietary choices. This means that while eliminating meat from one's diet provides protection against variant CJD, it does not guarantee immunity from all forms of this rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. Understanding the different types of CJD is crucial to grasping why vegetarians can indeed get CJD.
