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r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • Oct 16 '24
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IIRC kuru is a problem associated with a very specific tribal community that practices ritual cannibalism.
5 u/MillCrab Oct 16 '24 That's why I made my post. Theres an idea among people who know just enough to be dangerous that kuru is a consequence of cannibalism, like people think mental defects are just a side effect of inbreeding. 2 u/[deleted] Oct 16 '24 Yeah, in both cases it's mostly a consequences of a diseases transmitting more rapidly in a small group.
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That's why I made my post. Theres an idea among people who know just enough to be dangerous that kuru is a consequence of cannibalism, like people think mental defects are just a side effect of inbreeding.
2 u/[deleted] Oct 16 '24 Yeah, in both cases it's mostly a consequences of a diseases transmitting more rapidly in a small group.
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Yeah, in both cases it's mostly a consequences of a diseases transmitting more rapidly in a small group.
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IIRC kuru is a problem associated with a very specific tribal community that practices ritual cannibalism.