Kuru

/ˈkʉː.ɹʉː/

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Noun(1 words)
prion disease

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diseasenervous disorderneurodegenerative diseaseneurological diseaseneurological disorderprion disease

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fore peoplekuru diseaseneurodegenerative disorderprion diseaseritual cannibalism

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By the late 1950s, kuru was the leading cause of death among Fore women, and it had killed so many that men outnumbered women by three to one.

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