December 1996
The Director - Features
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Related Disorders
Nothing is more fearful than inaccurate facts concerning a potentially deadly disease. Almost every embalmer or funeral director has heard of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, but has little or no knowledge regarding the facts of the disease itself. The small amount of information that has been available has been either incomplete, misleading or outright incorrect.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Related Disorders, written by James Bedino, director of research and a chemist at The Champion Company, covers an indepth discussion and explanation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other human transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, including kuru, scrapie and Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome. Bedino provides embalmers with accurate information to make intelligent, informed choices when faced with these contagious diseases and explains how they can protect themselves.
