Which of the following prion diseases was also known as laughing disease?

a. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
b. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
c. Kuru
d. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease


Ans: c. Kuru

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