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Have never come across the disease. >> reporter: doctors at catholic medical center believe one patient may have had sporadic cjd, which is a neurological disease which causes dementia and death. that patient since died. and tests are under way to determine if they definite hi had cjd. the protein that spreads the disease cannot be eliminated by standard sterilization techniques used in hospitals. >> but there is a very remote chance because of that that the disease can be transmitted via the surgical instruments. >> reporter: though chances are low, cmc contacted eight patients who had brain ...
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