The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)

Humans cannot contract mad cow disease, but they can contract the human equivalent...Creutzfeldt-Jakob or vCJD. This disease affects a person's brain so that their behavior changes, the experience painful sensations, and they are afflicted with psychiatric disorders seemingly out of nowhere. After getting the diagnosis, the average life expectancy goes down to 13 months. 

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