kuru (noun)

(1) A progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms

1. Kuru was first identified among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea in the 1950s.

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2. The protagonist of the novel suffered from the debilitating effects of kuru.

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3. Why did the neurologist quit studying kuru? Because he couldn't keep his nerves under control!

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4. The eerie symptoms and rapid progression of kuru made it a perfect element for a horror story.

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