The original patient `` had neurological symptoms that could have been attributed to CJD or another brain disease , '' Novant Health said . CDC says no patient has been known to get infections from surgical instruments since 2000 . 18 surgery patients received infections : They may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt - Jakob . The disease is a serious and incurable neurological disorder . Hospital says instruments used in a surgery did n't get the approved sterilization .
CDC says no patient has been known to get infections from surgical instruments since 2000 . 18 surgery patients received infections : They may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt - Jakob . The disease is a serious and incurable neurological disorder . Hospital says instruments used in a surgery did n't get the approved sterilization .