One version of this rare brain disorder is better known as Mad Cow and can be contracted by eating contaminated beef. There is no known cure.
- Lyme disease
- Leptospirosis
- Protothecosis
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Answer
The correct answer is D) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
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