VCJD: abbreviation of: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
More information on medical condition: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease:
VCJD: Another name for Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
VCJD (condition): The bovine spongiform encephalopathy affects cattle but the variant form can infect humans. Human infection can occur by consuming infected cattle products, especially the brain and other central nervous system tissues.
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