Nonfiction account tracing prion diseases from kuru in New Guinea cannibals to mad cow disease and related threats worldwide.
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Nonfiction account tracing prion diseases from kuru in New Guinea cannibals to mad cow disease and related threats worldwide.
Deadly Feasts opens up with an absolutely riveting account of the kuru disease devastating the cannibal Fore in New Guinea. Turns out kuru is a prion based Spongiform Encephalopathy (SE) disease spread by cannibalism. Author then proceeds to methodically show how kuru is functionally the same thing as Mad Cow, and SE diseases found in sheep, mink, pigs etc.
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content depicted
Graphic accounts of brain degeneration from prion diseases and cannibalistic transmission
No profanity or strong language present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation present
Brief mentions of tribal mortuary rituals
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult or demonological content
Discussions of food safety policies and animal product risks
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Widespread human and animal suffering and death from infectious diseases
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