Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disease
|
| gptkbp:affects |
humans
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
kuru
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
yes
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
prion
|
| gptkbp:declinedAfter |
end of cannibalistic practices
|
| gptkbp:declineInCases |
after 1960s
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Vincent_Zigas
gptkb:D._Carleton_Gajdusek |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1957
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
kuru disease
|
| gptkbp:ICD-10_code |
A81.8
|
| gptkbp:incubationPeriod |
years to decades
|
| gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear |
gptkb:D._Carleton_Gajdusek
|
| gptkbp:noKnownCure |
true
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Fore_people
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease
gptkb:mad_cow_disease |
| gptkbp:symptom |
neurodegeneration
ataxia loss of coordination tremors |
| gptkbp:transmission |
ritualistic cannibalism
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fore_people
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|