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When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged

When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged

For decades, a rare disease crawled across Papua New Guinea.When scientists realized what was behind kuru, it caught everyone by surprise.But similar diseases can still be transmitted through food.


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When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged

When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged

Most of the world didn't know anyone lived in the highlands of Papua New Guinea until the 1930s, when Australian gold prospectors surveying the area realized there were about a million people there.When researchers made their way to those villages in the 1950s, they found something disturbing.Among a tribe of about 11,000 people called the Fore, up to 200 people a year had been dying of an inexplicable illness.They called the disease kuru, which means "shivering" or "trembling."


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When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged

When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged

When People Ate People, A Strange Disease EmergedEnlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy Shirley Lindenbaum Courtesy Shirley LindenbaumMost of the world didn't know anyone lived in the highlands of Papua New Guinea until the 1930s, when Australian gold prospectors surveying the area realized there were about a million people there.When researchers made their way to those villages in the 1950s, they found something disturbing.Among a tribe of about 11,000 people called the Fore, up to 200 people a year had been dying of an inexplicable illness.They called the disease kuru, which means "shivering" or "trembling."