CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Very rare, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that was formerly common among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. Kuru is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) Not to be confused with Koro (medicine) . Kuru A Fore child with advanced kuru. He is unable to walk or sit upright without assistance and is severely malnourished . Specialty Neuropathology Symptoms Body tremors, random outbursts of laughter, gradual loss of coordination Complications Infection and pneumonia during the terminal stage. Usual onset Often takes years or even decades for symptoms to appear after exposure Duration 11–14 month life expectancy after onset of symptoms [1] Causes Transmission of infected prion proteins Risk factors Cannibalism Diagnostic method Autopsy Differential diagno...