Kuru or laughing sickness - a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy which was transmitted among members of the Fore tribe of Papua New Guinea via cannibalism (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] SomeoneWhoIsntMe@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Prions are damn scary. Not even technically “alive” but will kill you dead.

[-] wellee@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Prevention: Avoiding practices of cannibalism

[-] infeeeee@lemm.ee 21 points 10 months ago

Or just buy your dinner's genetic history on the dark web from the 23andme hack, and make sure they don't have a history of encephalopathy. Modern problems require modern solutions.

[-] wellee@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Truuuue, then we don't have to change our diet preferences at all!

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

"I'm Count Dracula and I approve this message..."

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