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Definition of kuru in English: kurunoun ˈkʊruːˈko͝oro͞o mass nounMedicine A fatal disease of the brain occurring in some peoples in New Guinea and thought to be caused by a virus-like agent such as a prion. Example sentencesExamples - Among humans, the disease kuru, found in the south Pacific, was also shown to be transmissible.
- First described in 1957, the disease, called kuru, had long caused dementia and death in the natives, but no one had been able to trace its cause.
- The incidence of kuru has decreased with the reduction of cannibalism, according to researchers who studied natives in New Guinea highlands.
- Oh, I also forgot, that there's a disease which was prevalent among cannibals in New Guinea, called kuru, which works pretty much the same way as the rest of these.
- It should be noted, however, that kuru and Mad Cow are both caused by prions, rather than by bacteria or viruses.
Definition of kuru in US English: kurunounˈko͝oro͞o Medicine A fatal disease of the brain occurring in some peoples in New Guinea and thought to be caused by a virus-like agent such as a prion. Example sentencesExamples - It should be noted, however, that kuru and Mad Cow are both caused by prions, rather than by bacteria or viruses.
- The incidence of kuru has decreased with the reduction of cannibalism, according to researchers who studied natives in New Guinea highlands.
- Oh, I also forgot, that there's a disease which was prevalent among cannibals in New Guinea, called kuru, which works pretty much the same way as the rest of these.
- First described in 1957, the disease, called kuru, had long caused dementia and death in the natives, but no one had been able to trace its cause.
- Among humans, the disease kuru, found in the south Pacific, was also shown to be transmissible.
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