Kuru, nicknamed "laughing disease" or "laughing death", was much more common among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea back in the 1950s and 1960s than it is now - in fact, it is considered to ...

Kuru, otherwise known as the "laughing disease" or "laughing death", imposed a significant threat when it appeared among the Fore people Papua New Guinea in the 1950s and 1960s. The All That's ...

The Papua New Guinea tribe developed strong genetic resistance after a major epidemic of the CJD-like disease, kuru, spread mostly by cannibalism. Medical Research Council experts assessed more ...

One disease that is now considered rare has taken people on social media by surprise thanks to its concerning symptoms. Kuru, also known as "laughing disease" or "laughing death", was much more ...