ku|ru

ku|ru
ku|ru «KUR oo», noun.
a fatal disease of the human nervous system similar to scrapie in sheep, occurring especially among members of the Fore tribe of the New Guinea highlands, and characterized by tremors and fits of giggling and other degenerative symptoms; laughing death: »

Kuru…was found to be caused by a virus that persists in the tissues for long periods of time before symptoms appear (Thomas C. Merigan).

[< the native name of the disease, roughly meaning “shivers”]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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