Why you shouldn't eat other people's brains🫠 | The Kuru Cannibal Disease

Have you heard about the prion disease called Kuru? Prion diseases occur when misfolded proteins duplicate and clog up the brain, and cause things like Mad Cow Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Chronic Wasting Disease, and Kuru. Kuru was specific to the Fore people of Papua New Guinea, and at its peak, killed 200 women and children people a year. But to get Kuru, they must have consumed the brains of the infected dead... Let's dive deep into the Fore peoples, prion diseases, and more cannibalism. Support me on my Patreon - your support helps keep this podcast going!   / aphout   Intro and Outro music credit: ‪@nedricmusic‬ Find him on all streaming services and YouTube http://www.nedricmusic.com