Health officials in Hood River County say that two people have died of a rare brain disease. County health officials say they’ve identified three cases in all of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. One was confirmed by autopsy, while two are presumptive diagnoses. Creutzfeldt-Jakob is a rare brain disorder caused by infectious proteins called prions, which causes rapid, progressive dementia, movement disorders and behavioral changes. It is considered incurable and universally fatal. There are about 350 cases per year in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. Click the link in our bio for more. 📸: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases #priondisease #prion #braindisease #CreutzfeldtJakobdisease #CreutzfeldtJakob #oregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest