[FollowingTheGrace]

Then why do cannibals who eat brains develop kuru?

From article...

"It is unlikely that human beings who eat prions from other species are likely to get infected...

[torstars]

It is unlikely that human beings who eat prions from other species are likely to get infected...

vCJD (in humans) is caused by bovine prions.

[Yaelle]

"It is unlikely that human beings who eat prions from other species are likely to get infected...

But the cows originally got it from eating feed made with sheep parts, right?