Kuru (disease) - Wikipedia
Kuru is a rare, incurable, and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that was formerly common among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. Kuru is a form of prion disease which leads to tremors and loss of coordination from neurodegeneration.
Kuru: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis - Healthline
2023年5月31日 · Kuru is a rare and fatal nervous system disease that occurred mainly during the 1950s and 1960s among the Fore people in the highlands of New Guinea.
Kuru - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
2024年7月19日 · Kuru is a rare and fatal brain disorder that belongs to a class of infectious diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also known as prion diseases.
Kuru: What Is It, Causes, Signs and Symptoms - Osmosis
2023年3月30日 · Kuru is a rare and fatal infectious disease affecting the nervous system first found among individuals in Papua, New Guinea. The infection is typically transmitted from person-to-person during ritual cannibalism.
Kuru: Symptoms, Causes, Prognosis - Verywell Health
2023年4月16日 · Kuru is an extremely rare illness caused by a contagious protein (prion) found in the brain tissue of people with the disease. The only way to acquire kuru is to ingest this tissue or have the prion enter through an open wound.
Kuru - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年5月29日 · Kuru disease is an infectious, acquired, non-immunogenic, fatal neurodegenerative prion disease. It progresses rapidly with cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs and symptoms, with death occurring within one to two years of onset of symptoms.
Kuru, the First Human Prion Disease - PMC - PubMed Central …
Kuru, the first human prion disease was transmitted to chimpanzees by D. Carleton Gajdusek (1923–2008). In this review, we summarize the history of this seminal discovery, its anthropological background, epidemiology, clinical picture, …
Kuru | Definition, Symptoms, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月25日 · Kuru, infectious fatal degenerative disorder of the central nervous system found primarily among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. The transmission of kuru is attributed to Fore cannibalistic rituals of mourning in which the brain of the dead was eaten, especially by women and children.
Kuru - Kuru - Merck Manual Professional Edition
Kuru is a rare prion brain disease endemic to Papua, New Guinea, and thought to be spread by ritual cannibalism. (See also Overview of Prion Diseases.) Although ritual cannibalism ended in the 1950s, 11 new cases of kuru have been reported between 1996 and 2004, suggesting an incubation period that may exceed 50 years.
Kuru - Kuru - Merck Manual Consumer Version
Kuru is a prion disease that now occurs rarely if ever. It causes rapid deterioration of mental function and loss of coordination. This disease was once common among natives of the Papua New Guinea highlands and was transmitted by cannibalism that was part of the native burial ritual.