My brain, how it works, and why you shouldn't eat it

Out of nowhere, a prof asked, "So, who knows what
kuru is?" Mind you, this has nothing to do with our classwork; he just likes to make conversation Jeopardy-style.

I happen to have read an article about kuru several years ago, so I was able to shoot back (or, more honestly, stutter back) "Um, the disease brain-eaters get, right? Human brains? With the, the, the prions?" (I am less than eloquent on the spot, but all the key points are there, my friends.)

But who, having read this once in her life, wouldn't remember it? Brain-eating cannibals, people.