Kuru can mean:

• Kuru, a disease, related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), that once affected a small subgroup of the Fore people of highland New Guinea as a result of ritual cannibalism.
• Kuru was the name of a tribe and their kingdom in the Vedic civilization of India. See The Kurus
• In the Mahabharata, part of Indian and Hindu mythology, Kuru is the ancestor of the Kauravas and Pandavas. See The Kurus
• Kuru was a UK punk band during the late 1990s.
• Kuru is a municipality in Finland.
• Kuru, short name for kurufasulye (dried beans), a favorite dish in Turkish Cuisine. It is made with dried beans, tomato paste, and sometimes bacon, and served with onion and pickles.
• Kuru is also the name of a government secondary school situated in the village/hamlet of the same name in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Kuru (täsmennyssivu)