Division 1.1.4 Risk of transmission of diseases caused by prions. This risk applies, for example, to:

1. (a)

   people diagnosed with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, or variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, or having a family history of non-iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease;

2. (b)

   people with a history of rapid progressive dementia or degenerative neurological disease, including those of unknown origin;

3. (c)

   recipients of hormones derived from the human pituitary gland (such as growth hormones) and recipients of grafts of cornea, sclera and dura mater, and persons that have undergone undocumented neurosurgery (where dura mater may have been used).

For variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, further precautionary measures may be recommended.