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Kuru disease only affects cannibals, and mostly the ones who eat the brains of their "victim" so you shouldn't worry. Unless you're a cannibal, and if you are, just eat the flesh instead
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∙ 13y agoThere are no available treatments for kuru. It is relentlessly progressive, incurable, and fatal. Supportive care for the patient and his or her family is the only treatment
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What causes Kuru disease?
cannibalism
What is the scientific name for Kuru?
If you are talking about the Kuru Disease, the scientific name is Creutzfeldt-Jakob.
What is the scientific name of kuru?
If you are talking about the Kuru Disease, the scientific name is Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Is Kuru disease permanent or temporary?
from what i've read, its permanent
What is Kuru?
Kuru is a medical condition that affects the brain and nervous system. Kuru is caused by the transmission of abnormally folded prion proteins found in the brain and is infectious. This disease was found in some people of New Guinea who engaged in ritual cannibalism and ate the infected brains of dead people with the condition. Kuru is related to :- BSE (Mad Cow disease) Scrapie CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
How widespread is kuru?
Kuru reached epidemic proportions among tribal members in the 1950s. Since the practice of cannibalism was halted, the disease has essentially disappeared. Zero to 10 cases of kuru are diagnosed each year.
What diseases can you get from eating humans?
You can get a disease known as Kuru when you eat human flesh.
What is a contagious nervous system disease?
Polio is one contagious disease of the central nervous system. Another is kuru.
The social distribution of the disease kuru in Papua New Guinea reflects an entitlement?
gender.
When was Kuru Kuru Kururin created?
Kuru Kuru Kururin was created on 2001-03-21.
How does honey prevent disease?
Honey does not prevent the disease.
What treatments are there for kuru?
There are none. Kuru is so rare that people really haven't made a treatment for it. It's a relentless disease that'll kill you before you know it. Goes to show...there aren't any benefits from taking up cannibalism.
