Elite Facts Presents Bizarre Diseases With No Cure
9.
Elephant-iasis not Elephant-itis is a thickening of the skin.
This is a disease that any one of us can get as it is caused by parasitic worms passed
on through mosquito bites.
A slightly different form of the disease is caused through contact with certain types
of soil and passed through the foot mainly.It is one of the most common disabilities in
the world.
Efforts to eradicate the disease via vacine are well under way and it is hoped that it
will be successfully gone by 2020.
8.
Möbius Syndrome is a rare disorder in which the facial muscles are paralyzed.
In most cases the eyes are also unable to move from side to side.
This means no facial expressions, no smiling, frowning, yawning or the likes.
They're not mentally underdeveloped in anyway and have full brain capabilities.
The causes are not fully understood and there is no treatment aside from addressing the
symptoms
7.
Fibrodysplasia is a very rare disease that causes parts of the body to turn to bone when
they are damaged.
So if you pull or damage a muscle, it will regrow as calcified bone.
Imagine if you exercised, the pain from straining your muscles was bone growing in its place.
This can often cause damaged joints to fuse together, preventing movement.
Unfortunately surgical removal of the bone growths is ineffective as the body “heals”
itself by recreating the removed bone.
The most famous case is Harry Eastlack who became trapped in his body as his entire body
became bone apart from his lips.
6.
This is Sanju Bhagat from India at the age of 36.
He is fully pregnant with his own twin.
Because Sanju lacked a placenta, the fetus inside him attached directly to his blood
supply.
Fetus in fetu is an extremely rare disorder in which a twin somehow becomes connected
to its twin while still in the womb.
In some cases the fetus in fetu will remain inside the host twin unknown until it begins
to cause problems.
In more common cases, the signs are visible from the outset and are often initially confused
with cysts or cancers.
5.
The Elephant Man is probably the most famous case of Proteus Syndrome.
The disease causes excessive bone growth, excessive skin growth, and frequently comes
with tumors.
Only 200 cases have been confirmed worldwide since the disease was officially discovered.The
case of the Elephant Man has been the sole reason that this disease is so widely known.
Sufferers have normal brain function and intelligence.
4.
Lewandowsky-Lutz Dysplasia is an extremely rare inheritable disorder in which warts form
on the skin.
It normally affects the hands and feet and gives the impression of horns growing or the
skin turning into tree bark.
There is no known effective treatment for the disease though surgery can be used to
remove the warts.
Unfortunately, after surgery the warts begin to return and it is estimated that a sufferer
would need at least two surgeries per year to remove them each time they grow back.
3.
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome is a disease that causes premature aging – so
rapidly that a young child can look like a very old man.
Its been studied by scientists as it may lend clues to the natural aging process in man.
The disease is caused by a genetic mutation, and does not pass from parent to child.
The sad fact is most sufferers will pass by the time they're teenagers from heart attack
or stroke.
2.
Cutaneous porphyria is a disorder that causes blisters, excess hair, swelling, and necrosis
of the skin.
Its unaffectionately known as the vampire disease, its actually meant to be the source
of these tales.
It can cause red colored teeth and fingernails, and after exposure to sun, urine can turn
purple, pink, brown, or black.
The disease is due to the overproduction of certain enzymes in the body.
The disease literally translates to purple pigments
1.
Diprospus is a rare disorder in which the face is duplicated on the head.
This is not to be confused with fetus
in fetu, this isn't a separate human that has been absorbed, its the duplication of
limbs only.
Diprosopus is caused by over production of a protein strand.
The protein determines the make up of the face, and when there is too much of it, you
get a second face in a mirror image.
If you do not have enough of the protein, you can end up with underdeveloped facial
features.
Sadly, children with this defect are normally stillborn, but a young girl born in 2008 survived
for 2 full months before dying of a heart attack.
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