Supporting the goals and ideals of "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Awareness Day".

Key Points

• This resolution officially recognizes November 12, 2025, as a day to raise awareness about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). CJD is a very rare and fatal brain disorder that affects about 600 people in the United States every year.
• The disease is difficult to diagnose and usually leads to death within a few months to a year. By creating an awareness day, lawmakers hope to help the public and doctors better understand the symptoms, which include memory loss, vision problems, and loss of physical coordination.
• The resolution emphasizes the importance of tracking brain diseases to ensure public health. This includes monitoring whether diseases found in animals, such as 'mad cow disease' or 'chronic wasting disease' in deer and elk, could potentially spread to humans.
• Because CJD progresses so quickly, it creates unique challenges for families and caregivers. Lawmakers believe that studying this disease could also provide helpful information for treating other brain conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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