Kuru

human disease
MedicalCondition class_of_disease Q274615
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Kuru

Summary

Kuru is a class of disease[1]. Kuru has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kuru's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
  • Kuru is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy[4].
  • Kuru is a type of disease[5].
  • Kuru's Commons category is recorded as Kuru (disease)[6].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as headache[7].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as arthralgia[8].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as dizziness[9].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as tremor[10].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as diplopia[11].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as speech disorder[12].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as strabismus[13].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as major depressive disorder[14].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as obesity[15].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as mood swing[16].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle weakness[17].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as pressure ulcer[18].
  • Kuru's symptoms and signs is recorded as dementia[19].
  • Kuru's has cause is recorded as prion[20].
  • Kuru's medical examination is recorded as physical examination[21].
  • Kuru's medical examination is recorded as magnetic resonance imaging[22].
  • Kuru's medical examination is recorded as biopsy[23].
  • Kuru's medical examination is recorded as histopathology[24].
  • Kuru's possible treatment is recorded as symptomatic treatment[25].
  • Kuru's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 046.0[26].
  • Kuru's different from is recorded as koro[27].

Why It Matters

Kuru has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Kuru is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, disease
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Medicine
    Medical examination physical examination, magnetic resonance imaging, biopsy +1
    Health specialty infectious diseases, neurology
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39732|batch #39732]]: rm redundant subclass"
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