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arachnophiliac had replied to my query regarding the potential origin of zombies from a form of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE). This disease in my query is called Kuru. It's a type of TSE. These are diseases related to Mad Cow Disease, Chronic Wasting Disease (this is one that affects the deer in the upper midwest (WI at least, and possibly other states), and it may affect other animals, like Elk, Moose, etc... but not sure on that)
anyways, his/her (shit I forgot, or do I know?) reply was that an accepted theory is that it involves the poison from the fugu fish.
I come across this tonight:
The pufferfish:
The pufferfish genus Fugu has recently been renamed Takifugu in the taxonomy database. This is based on the recommendation of: Matsuura, K. 1990. The pufferfish genus Fugu Abe, 1952, a junior subjective synonym of Takifugu Abe, 1949. Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. A. 18(1):15-20. Takifugu includes the species Takifugu rubripes (formerly Fugu rubripes), which is a well known model organism for the vertebrate genome. Any sequence from Takifugu rubripes can still be retrieved by searching on 'Fugu rubripes', because Fugu rubripes is included in the database as a synonym of Takifugu rubripes.
arachnophiliac had replied to my query regarding the potential origin of zombies from a form of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE). This disease in my query is called Kuru. It's a type of TSE. These are diseases related to Mad Cow Disease, Chronic Wasting Disease (this is one that affects the deer in the upper midwest (WI at least, and possibly other states), and it may affect other animals, like Elk, Moose, etc... but not sure on that)anyways, his/her (shit I forgot, or do I know?) reply was that an accepted theory is that it involves the poison from the fugu fish.
I come across this tonight:
The pufferfish:
The pufferfish genus Fugu has recently been renamed Takifugu in the taxonomy database. This is based on the recommendation of: Matsuura, K. 1990. The pufferfish genus Fugu Abe, 1952, a junior subjective synonym of Takifugu Abe, 1949. Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. A. 18(1):15-20. Takifugu includes the species Takifugu rubripes (formerly Fugu rubripes), which is a well known model organism for the vertebrate genome. Any sequence from Takifugu rubripes can still be retrieved by searching on 'Fugu rubripes', because Fugu rubripes is included in the database as a synonym of Takifugu rubripes.
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Date: 2005-06-13 02:04 am (UTC)Basically, Davis investigated the zombi cult in Haiti to find out the pharmacological derivatives of what caused zombis. Turns out, it's a mixture between drugs and brainwashing/programming, really sophisticated shit.
First, a chemical is administered to a victim by a bokor (sorceror), the main active component being tetradotoxin (from the puffer fish). This paralyzed the body and made the victim and others think that the victim were dead. Their brains were still active.
Then, the bokor who administers the antidote, including datura stramonium..a powerful psychedelic. Through the victim's cultural belief in zombis, his witnessing of his death and revival by the bokor, he then believes the bokor can do anything and becomes his servant.
Really heavy stuff.
I don't see how kuru is related, though. If I recall, kuru is only transmitted by humans eating the brains of a person or animal infected with the disease and is supposedly one of the rarest diseases in the world.
It's also known as laughing sickness.