18 patients exposed to rare brain disease- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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18 patients were recently exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease is a rare but fatal degenerative brain disorder is caused by a rare type of protein that can adhere to surgical equipment and withstand standard sterilization.
The patients exposed had surgery between January 18, 2014 and February 6, 2014.
