Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rinky Agnes Botleroo, M.B.B.S.

Risk factors for prion disease include positive family history, personal history of psychosis, history of surgical procedures, grafts or implants, and history of ingestion of human growth hormones or contaminated meat.

Risk factors for Prion disease include the following:

• People who have a positive family history^{_Johns_Hopkins_Medicine-1|[1]}
• Consuming meat infected by “mad cow disease”
• People who recieve contaminated corneas /blood/any other tissue
• Using contaminated medical equipment.^{_Johns_Hopkins_Medicine-1|[1]}

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