Eating any human flesh, organs, muscles, bones if they can chew through them.
2007-02-11 14:33:55 · 5 answers · asked by Silvertones 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The most notable cannibalism-transmitted disease is Kuru, a prion disease that affects the Fore of New Guinea. The practice has been stopped and the disease has fallen in prevalence (but due to its very long incubation period, some new cases are still occurring in the elderly population).
Other than that, there are a great many diseases that could be contracted by eating the flesh of an infected human. Any orally-infecting agent could cause infection. Parenteral (blood to blood) infection could also occur through cuts or abrasions and blood contact.
2007-02-11 14:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kuru is a human prion disease that is/was spread through the aboriginal tribes of papa new guinea when they feasted on the body (more specifically brains) of their elders that died as form of acquiring their wisdom.
2007-02-11 22:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bauercvhs 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess if the victim was infected with something then you might catch that, such as Aids, Hepatitis etc.
All I can think of is that you could be a cannibal.
2007-02-11 22:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by having_a_blonde_day_lol 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
prion diseases (like Creutzfeld-Jacob), Hepatitis, any parasites the person may have, any blood born disease,
2007-02-11 22:37:31 · answer #4 · answered by ALM 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have no need to know that...
2007-02-11 22:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by RiverGirl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋