Question

Kuru is a prion disease that affects both humans and animals. How is Kuru spread?

a) Through contaminated water
b) By respiratory droplets
c) By consuming infected brain tissue
d) Through sexual contact

Answer 1

Kuru is spread by consuming infected brain tissue through ritualistic cannibalism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kuru is spread by consuming infected brain tissue. It was commonly found in women and children of the Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea, who were more likely to eat highly infective brain material from the cannibalized bodies. Kuru was transmitted through ritualistic cannibalism in this region.