Kuru. Is it deadly ingame?

[denPes]

I was just wondering if Kuru was deadly in DayZ.

I saw in some article that in real life, people that suffered from Kuru, would die within 3 to 9 months or so. So, anyone died of it yet?

[Septic]

Yes its very deadly there are no known cure for Kuru.

http://www.healthline.com/health/kuru#Diagnosis5

[denPes]

Originally posted by Septic:

Yes its very deadly there are no known cure for Kuru.

http://www.healthline.com/health/kuru#Diagnosis5

So it is also deadly ingame, right?

[Septic]

Originally posted by denPes:

Originally posted by Septic:

Yes its very deadly there are no known cure for Kuru.

http://www.healthline.com/health/kuru#Diagnosis5

So it is also deadly ingame, right?

I asume so yeah, but from what i can gather there is a 25% chance of getting it from eating humanflesh.

[denPes]

Well, I assumed it as well. But I was not sure, that's why I asked ;)

B ut perhaps they only way to find out is to try out.

[Septic]

Originally posted by denPes:

Well, I assumed it as well. But I was not sure, that's why I asked ;)

B ut perhaps they only way to find out is to try out.

Was thinking the same ;) but think WOBO made a vid about Kuru/Cannibalism. I just hope they are going to "rework" how to get the disease in the first place, maybe some mix of players that have been bleeding from Infected threshing, not cleaning those wounds asap and ofc poor hygiene :)

[KLOWN]

i think if you eat humans raw or cooked there should be a chance of getting it not just raw

[Sherman]

Its not just a disease, its a prion which is basically just a bad protein. Prions generally can withstand extreme conditions (hot, cold, acidic) so cooking wouldn't remove them

[Septic]

Originally posted by KLOWN:

i think if you eat humans raw or cooked there should be a chance of getting it not just raw

Well cooking the meat does not kill of Kuru so would make sense but should the player you choose to eat not be infected with Kuru in order to spread it, i dont think there just has to be a random chance to get it from eating "healthy" meat.

[KLOWN]

i want to get it just once but dont really wanna eat soem poor dude, i know the time will come, when i was exp if i had a chance to kill somone i might have i was so close to dieing

[Deaths]

I won't do it.

[Septic]

Originally posted by Death's door:

I won't do it.

Not even for science ;)

[TheVillain]

Are there servers without other food available? Is there a need to do this, outside just plain curiosity?

I think the fact you can probably die as a result is a pretty good reason not to bother.
It's basically nature's (or Dean's) way of saying "nah, don't do that, it's nasty...Have some fruit instead".

[KLOWN]

ya the one time i was considering it was because i was almost dead then the dayz gods granted me MEGA FOOD

[GobboKirk]

Stop looking at me like that!!!!!

[Deaths]

Originally posted by Septic:

Originally posted by Death's door:

I won't do it.

Not even for science ;)

If I had a nickel for everytime i gave my pants for "science" i'd be rich.