Correction; You can obtain it through the eating of the brain (Brain and spinal cord are always the most contaminated) but only if the brain is contaminated- The disease is similar to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. Causes the brain and nervous tissue to become spongy... Severe loss of motor skills, dementia, delirium, and death are all common afects of this. But the disease can be found in all tissue of an infected individual. Wendigo syndrome is a psychological disorder without known cause, likely a severe form of dementia.