CHICAGO: Alzheimer’s disease could spread via medical instruments to patients undergoing surgery, a study suggests.
The bombshell research points to the first evidence of dementia transmission from human to human.
The disease is the most common cause of dementia.
Stunned scientists stumbled across the discovery while probing deaths of patients with iatrogenic Creuzfeldt Jakob Disease (iCJD), a brain-destroying condition spread by contaminated surgical instruments.