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08-21-2012, 12:15 AM
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Re: A Short Video About Kuru (Cannibalism Disease)
Yep I totally agree. In humans it's called Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzf...3Jakob_disease Actually although it's rare. I picked up a "case" (body) and cremated him right away. Kind of scary really as no one knew how he got it |
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08-22-2012, 10:34 AM
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Re: A Short Video About Kuru (Cannibalism Disease)
i thought they got this disease when they ate the brain of a human, a lot. ah ha! found in the link that was posted by spiffyfable. "While the men of the tribe ate the body of the deceased and rarely contracted the disease, the women and children, who ate the less desirable body parts, including the brain, were 8 times more likely than men to contract kuru from infected tissue." |