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I agree Marilyn
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Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:49
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] story
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Just curious about the Creutzfeld Jacob Disease
transmission - wouldn't the mother actually already be contaminated with
the infectious agents (prions aren't they?) and be the most recent source
of these agents (having eaten or been exposed to them sometime in her life)?
Or is it postulated that the spontaneous form could arise in the placenta
after birth? Very curious... I wouldn't think the placenta could transmit
anything to the mother that she hasn't already been exposed to. Perhaps eating
of the placenta should/could be limited to the mother.
ummm....
marilyn
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:35
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] story
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In a message dated 8/16/02 2:12:34 PM W. Australia
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Please excuse my ignorance but what is
CJD?
Creutzfeld Jacob disease - a human spongiform
encephalopathy (sp?). i.e. "mad human disease" - human form of
BSE. There is a spontaneous form and what's called "new variant CJD -
nvCJD", which happens in younger people, and is postulated is a result of
people eating BSE infected meat.
As a pom who was around at the
height of the BSE crisis, I am, according to some people (including the
Australian Red Cross who don't want my blood), a walking time bomb
potentially carrying the disease. It is a horrible way to go - having
seen some TV footage of how it can effect people.
Debbie
Slater
Perth, WA
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