Telling someone they are “one in a million” should be a compliment. But for many, this phrase is accompanied by a devastating diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). CJD leads to dementia and has a 100% fatality rate; death usually occurs within a year from when symptoms first appear.
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