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Chloeellawright

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Kuru, a disease found among the Fore people of New Guinea, virtually died out after
 
  a. beef consumption was outlawed.
 b. people changed to vegetarian diets.
 c. consumption of monkeys was outlawed.
  d. cannibalism was outlawed.

Question 2

Which of the following factors are responsible for some cases of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease?
 
  a. eating infected beef
 b. cannibalism
 c. contamination of surgical instruments
 d. eating sheep meat infected with scrapie



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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