Prions: The Real Zombie-Makers

In this video Hank Green, a renown youtuber, explains prions and how they relate to the Fore people. This video gives both general information on the disease class and about the specific prion infecting the Fore. Additionally, Hank gives information about why the prion class of disease is not more prevalent in humans.

Link to Kuru Video
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Cubu-k7kSvw#t=207s