I really don't want to get serious on this thread, but I will.
I would speculate that it is highly unlikely that she contracted CJD from the procedure. The median incubation period for the disease is thought to be 10-15 years. Further, any possibility of passage of the disease on medical instruments believed to be limited to brain tissue contact or corneal surgery where prions may be present. And this is just conjecture. The research to suggest routes of transmission is often a bit shaky. If she actually has CJD it probably was present prior to the time of the surgery.
No, I am not in medical research and I slept in my own bed last night - so I don't have the Holiday Inn thing going for me.
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