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Kuru is a nerve disease that slowly gets worse. It is due to an infectious protein (prion) found in contaminated human brain tissue. |
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Symptoms
Symptoms of kuru include: Coordination problems, eventually become severe; Difficulty walking (cerebellar ataxia; Swa...
Causes
Kuru is an extremely rare disease. It is almost exclusively found among people from New Guinea, who practiced a form ...
Complications
Kuru is the name of a progressively disabling and ultimately fatal brain infection caused by a unique protein particl...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if you have any walking, swallowing, or coordination problems. Kuru is extremely rare....
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