Virginia Woman Believed to Have Contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease after Gastric Bypass Surgery

Aretha Vinson underwent gastric bypass surgery just over three months ago and now the 22-year-old Virginia woman is believed to have contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human variant of mad cow disease.

The degenerative neurological disorder set in shortly after Vinson had her surgery, first taking away her motor skills then robbing her of memories. Now three months later Vinson lies unconscious in a hospital bed.

Vinson may have contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease through a tainted medical instrument used during her gastric bypass surgery. The rare disorder is found in about on e out of every million people worldwide.

There is no cure for CJD.

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