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Have you ever known a hypochondriac?
A friend who is always searching their symptoms on WebMD, finding out whether they’re dying
or not?
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diseases that they can panic about?
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10.
Trimethylaminuria No, you’re not going to die from this one.
Unless you need a social life, then you might be out of luck.
Those who suffer from Trimethylaminuria have a permanent pathological, irreversible, incurable…
ok, ok I’m getting to it, the scent of rotting fish.
The disease is linked to metabolism, which is in charge of breaking down trimethylamine.
Without this ability, it builds up and then excretes through sweat, saliva, and even your
urine.
It’s not like when you eat asparagus, either.
It’s much worse.
At one point, I imagine you just move to a fishing village and blame it on the air.
9.
Guinea Worm Is it me or does this disease have an adorable
name?
Little guinea worm… awww…
However, it’s also called Dracunculiasis, not quite so cute.
It’s also better fitting.
Here’s how it happens.
You think you’re thirsty and the water you’re drinking can’t possibly be that dirty.
Then, you swallow a tiny worm and it makes a home in your digestive tract for a full
year.
Then, it turns into something even worse.
Worse than a growing worm in your body?
Yes.
It moves over to one of your limbs, call it a little vacation, and makes a huge, painful
blister.
It starts making its way out slowly and painfully through one end of the blister.
Don’t try to pull it out, it’ll break and then recoil back into your body.
Somebody stop the horror!
8.
BIID This disease, called body integrity identity
disorder, or BIID, makes totally normal people become just a little bit... insane.
Hey, there’s no problem with being mentally ill, but with this illness, sufferers believe
that one of their body parts isn’t actually theirs.
It’s so intense and specific that some people can actually draw a line where the limb feels
foreign.
Some have even gotten to the point where they have it surgically removed.
The cause?
Their brain hasn’t entirely mapped out their body mentally so they’re left feeling like
it shouldn’t be there.
Even though we know the cause, we don’t know how to cure it.
However, amputation actually seems to work so, maybe it’s not always mind over matter.
7.
Congenital Insensitivity to Pain How do you know when there’s something wrong
with your body?
You feel pain, right?
Or as the doctors like to call it, “a little discomfort”.
Well, not if you have this disease.
You might be walking around with a hatchet stuck in the back of your head and not even
know because you have Congenital Insensitivity to pain.
It may seem like a lot of fun, especially for a kid.
Though people with this illness don’t live very long because they don’t even notice
the very thing that ends up killing them.
Whether it’s an injury, a serious symptom, or even get serious eye damage after not removing
things that fell into their eyes.
Who knew it went that far?
6.
Pica Sufferers of this rare and terrifying disease
start having urges to eat things that aren’t food.
Usually, it’s triggered by a particularly difficult and stressful time in their lives.
Sometimes, even pregnancy or mineral deficiency can cause it.
Which makes sense, like your body wanting to find the minerals in just about anything.
The disease branches out into a bunch of different types of urges but some of the stranger ones
include chalk, feces, glass, mucus, paint, and a lot of other disgusting and awful things.
Some people even eat metal!
Like the patient in Missouri, who had almost 1500 metal pieces in their stomachs.
Unfortunately, they didn’t make it.
5.
Cancrum Oris More commonly called Noma, this disease is
actually gangrene on your face.
For some awful reason, it’s frequently found in children.
The chances of survival aren’t great.
80% of those who have it die, mostly because, grab your barf bag, the illness eats the tissue
around your jaw.
It’s caused by an infection that takes advantage of malnourished children.
It’s especially common around areas where there is unclean water, poor hygiene, and
where farm animals are constantly nearby.
What’s worse?
This disease takes advantage of those who are already down, like HIV+ children.
Did we say rare and terrifying diseases?
Let’s add depressing to that description.
4.
Morgellon’s Disease Not very old at all, this disease you won’t
find mentions of in many history books.
This one causes you to have one of the most disturbing sensations.
Have you ever had an itch you can’t find, let alone scratch?
Well, those who suffer from Morgellon’s Disease feel like there are critters crawling,
biting, and even stinging them just below the surface of their skin.
This horrible sensation causes much worse side effects than you can imagine.
Their constant urge to scratch keeps them from sleeping and having normal lives.
The worst part?
Scientists can’t even figure out why it’s happening, so there’s no cure.
3.
Fecal Vomiting There’s really no leading into this disease
subtly after that title.
So, turns out that if you have some sort of intestinal block, the mushed up food can’t
even make it through your system.
But it has to get out somehow doesn’t it?
So it pushes its way back in the other direction.
It goes back into your stomach, then your body decides it needs to get rid of it the
nearest way possible.
So you vomit what has actually already been packed and prepared as actual feces.
It smells and tastes (we think) like fecal matter, and... yeah, it’s disgusting.
How backed up do you have to be for this to happen?
Asking for a friend.
This is probably the most disgusting one for me, if you agree, make a note to be good to
your gut.
2.
Madura Foot Athlete’s foot is gross, but if an athlete
has it, it somehow makes it a little less unattractive?
Like you earned it by being talented at something.
Madura foot, on the other hand, is a chronic fungal disease.
Instead of just a little bit of fungus, you have a whole jungle of crap on your feet.
You can get it working on farms, where spores spread from soil to any open wounds on your
feet.
They take root, painlessly, and cause- barf bag alert- milky discharge for up to a year.
You can call that your year of celibacy.
The puss will come from little nodules all over your feet that actually don’t even
stick to the skin, but also go all the way to the bone.
Of course, like all terrifying diseases, there is no cure, just treatment or in the worst
of all cases, amputation.
So next time Uncle Paul asks you to come help out on the farm, share this video with him
and ask him to get his feet checked.
1.
Fatal Familial Insomnia This may seem tame from the name, but you
can actually die.
Have you ever had nights so rough you can’t sleep?
Maybe you were stressed or anxious and simply lost the ability to doze off?
Imagine that’s your life every single night.
This condition, which you can actually inherit, is untreatable and starts around age 50.
The lack of sleep makes day and night blend together, your consciousness and subconsciousness
merge and within a few months you’re delirious, you can't eat, you go crazy and then you die.
Usually, after you get it, you’ll live another 7-8 tragic and terrifying months.
What’s worse?
Sleeping pills make it worse, speeding up the disease.
So, if you’ve been having trouble sleeping, maybe it’s time to take a good look at
your health.