Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:COVID-19
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gptkbp:affectedPopulation |
gptkb:Fore_people
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease
gptkb:mad_cow_disease kuru |
gptkbp:cause |
prion
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gptkbp:declinedAfter |
cessation of cannibalism
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
kuru epidemic
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:mortalityRate |
high
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gptkbp:notableContributor |
gptkb:D._Carleton_Gajdusek
Michael Alpers |
gptkbp:notablePublication |
gptkb:The_Lancet
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gptkbp:peakPeriod |
1950s
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gptkbp:period |
20th century
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:World_Health_Organization
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gptkbp:symptom |
neurodegeneration
loss of coordination tremors |
gptkbp:transmission |
ritualistic cannibalism
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fore_people
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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