| Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Contributor(s): Margulies, Phillip (Author) |
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ISBN: 082394199X ISBN-13: 9780823941995 Publisher: Rosen Young Adult OUR PRICE: $35.27 Product Type: Library Binding Published: August 2003 Annotation: Since 1996, there has been increasing evidence that the outbreaks in Europe of mad cow disease were linked to a disease seen in humans called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). CJD is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. Though little is known about the disease, it is believed that it is contracted through the consumption of cattle products infected with mad cow disease. There is no known treatment for CJD, and it is invariably fatal. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science |
| Dewey: 616.83 |
| LCCN: 2002152419 |
| Series: Epidemics |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.78" W x 9.4" (0.67 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102763 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |