Kuru - A medical detective story - Trailer

This film tracks the remarkable personal journey of Michael Alpers and tells the fascinating medical detective story that led to the discovery of the fatal brain diseases Kuru and Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease(CJD) and the pathogens called prions that cause them.

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