The disease Koru first appeared during the sass to sass. It mainly occurred in the New Guiana region. A person can develop Koru from consuming a family member’s dead brain tissue. Another way an individual can acquire the disease is through contact with opened sores or wounds present. Koru can be considered a prior disease due to the fact it is part of a class of infectious diseases known as reimbursable sponsoring encephalopathy’s(TEES).

One major difficulty associated with Koru is that it has a long incubation period. That is, a person who has developed this disease will not show any symptoms for years, sometimes even decades. Some of the first symptoms an infected person will encounter are unsteady gaits, tremors, and slurred speech. Also, having this disease could often cause changes in moods. Then, after some time has passed, an infected individual may be incapable of eating or standing due to the other severe symptoms mentioned.

Finally, within six to twelve months after symptoms appear, the infected person would over go a comatose state, shortly leading to his or her death. Unfortunately for the diseased victims, Koru has no treatments to cure or control the symptoms. On a more positive note however, since cannibalism has become illegal in odder society, the amount of infected individuals has decreased, as well as the disease itself.

In fact, today Koru has become basically non-existent. Yet, that said, there is still a possibility that the disease continues to exist and may infect others if proper precautions are not taken. Works Cited MINDS Koru Information Page. (2013, May 1). Retrieved May 18, 2013, from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www. Minds. NIH. Gob/disorders/ koru/koru. HTML