Pannibal Reactions

Jul 19, 2013 11:25

First off, to the fan who asked about contracting diseases from cannibalism: Endogamic cannibalism is believed to have spread kuru through a tribe in Papau New Guinea. The most reductive explanation is that because the people were infected, the act of cannibalizing infected individuals caused the disease to be spread through the population. If Hannibal is smart enough to pull the wool over the entire behavioral science unit of the FBI, I'm pretty sure he's smart enough not to eat anyone with a disease that can be transmitted through cannibalism.

More later...

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