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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for Kuru
  1. Kuru 
    Kuru is a disease of the nervous system. ... Kuru is a very rare disease. It is caused by an infectious protein (prion) found in contaminated ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001379.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
    ... prions, including: Chronic wasting disease (found in deer) Kuru (affected mostly women in New Guinea who ate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000788.htm - Medical Encyclopedia