The disorder that causes a form of neurocognitive disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a variant of
A) Huntington's disease.
B) Pick's disease.
C) neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disorder.
D) bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease").

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by prions, abnormal proteins that can cause brain damage. The variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is linked to consuming contaminated beef products from cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as "mad cow disease."

The Disorder That Causes a Form of Neurocognitive Disorder Called