Rare genetic diseases in children. The rarest diseases

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Most victims reported certain “fibers” or worms that had penetrated deep into the epidermis. These "threads" can be seen under a microscope. Many scientists believe that Morgellon is caused by an unknown mutation of a fungus that can survive even at absolute zero.

The version about the psychogenic nature of the disease is also still popular. In 2012, a study was published that no known pathogens were found in patients, and widespread media coverage of Morgellons disease triggered a sharp surge in the disease.

By 2017, about 20 thousand complaints with similar symptoms were registered. Geography of the disease: USA (all 50 states), less common in the Netherlands, Australia, UK

Temporary blindness

Melbourne resident Natalie Adler suffers from an unusual condition. Every three days a girl goes blind, that is, she literally cannot open her eyes due to strong muscle spasms. The cycle repeats every three days. This first occurred after a sinus infection complicated by a staph infection.

Since then, Natalie has had to plan her life in such a way as to have time to get everything done during the “sighted” period. “My 18th birthday fell on a blind day, but on my 21st birthday I saw everything and my friends threw me a huge party!”

Paraneoplastic pemphigus

There are several types of pemphigus - dermatological disease with an autoimmune nature ( Autoimmune diseases- a class of diseases in which lymphocytes begin to attack their own, healthy cells organism). Its paraneoplastic variety is the least common, but very dangerous.

The immune system begins to attack the keratinocytes that make up the bulk of the epidermis, causing voids to form and fill with fluid. In these places, wet blisters form, through which external infections easily penetrate.

The disease is quite rare: from 1993 to 2003, 163 cases were recorded in Western countries. About 90% of patients with paraneoplastic pemphigus died within a year due to sepsis or disease-related pulmonary failure.

Allergy to water

Aquagenic urticaria is a disease in which any contact of the skin with water, even with one’s own sweat, brings suffering to the patient. Allergic reaction occurs even in distilled water, purified from any impurities. Drinking water is very painful - you have to drink milk, the body does not react to it so much. Taking a bath turns into hellish torture, as does leaving the house in rainy or snowy weather.

A water allergy affects approximately one in 230 million people. In 2017, scientists were aware of 32 water allergies. For example, British Rachel Warwick, who was diagnosed with aquagenic urticaria at the age of 12. The disease manifested itself after a visit to a public swimming pool. The girl admitted that it is quite possible to survive with the syndrome, but there can be no talk of a full life. All she dreams of is dancing in the rain or swimming in the lake.

Trimethylaminuria, or fishy odor syndrome

Fishy odor syndrome causes a disorder in the FMO3 gene, which causes the liver to lose its ability to break down odorous trimethylamines into their odorless oxides. As a result, this substance accumulates, and its excess comes out with sweat, through the pores of the skin. A person spreads a fetid cloud around himself; he may not smell it himself, but those around him inevitably move away from a patient with such a diagnosis.

Doctors do not yet know how to “fix” FMO3, and advise fishy poor souls to exclude eggs, legumes, all varieties of cabbage, soy products from their diet, and also take daily Activated carbon and wash more often.

Analgia

Congenital insensitivity to pain occurs due to a mutation in the SCN9A gene and is quite common in children under 2 years of age. But there are cases - several hundred for the entire population of the globe - when immunity persists into adulthood. Patients with analgia are significantly more likely to suffer a burn, fracture, or sepsis.

Steven Peet from Washington, like his twin brother, knows firsthand about the insidiousness of this syndrome. “I was 6 years old, I was roller skating, I fell and heard my mother scream. I look and a bone is sticking out of my leg. I didn’t feel anything,” he recalled. As a child he broke left leg almost every month, until the guardianship authorities removed the children from the family, suspecting violent acts. The parents had to spend a lot of time, effort and eloquence to prove their innocence.

Because of permanent injuries By age 30, Steve developed arthritis. The fate of his brother was much more tragic. Doctors promised that in a couple of years he would be confined to a wheelchair. After this, the young man committed suicide.

Kuru disease

The terrible disease Kuru is guaranteed to lead to fatal outcome. First, a person begins to have a terrible headache, immunity decreases, and a runny nose and cough appear. Then they are amazed nerve cells, responsible for the coordination of movements, so the patient ceases to control the movements of the limbs, he is seized by insane trembling. In 9–12 months, brain tissue turns into a spongy substance, and the person dies. But the majority die earlier - from associated complications, infection or pneumonia.

Kuru disease is found only among the Fore tribes of Papua New Guinea. For a long time the tribe practiced a frightening funeral custom - women and children ritually ate the brain of the deceased.

As the American doctor Carlton Gaidushek found out in the 50s of the 20th century, prions - harmful protein structures contained in brain tissue - are to blame for the disease. Once the Fore were weaned off ritual cannibalism, the Kuru disease almost disappeared.

Argyrosis

A rare pathology, also called “blue skin syndrome”. It is caused by excess silver in the body. Thus, Californian Paul Karason, who became silver-blue at the age of 57, uncontrollably consumed a homemade balm made from colloidal silver and distilled water. The man died from heart attack at 62 years old.

A similar deviation was observed in our compatriot from Kazan. Valery V.'s appearance suddenly changed after harmless treatment of a runny nose with drops containing silver. His skin took on a silver-blue hue and his hair became blond.

Allergy to electricity

Doctors are still debating the nature of the disease that plagued the character from Better Call Saul, starring Bob Odenkirk. Some doctors believe that allergies to electromagnetic fields has psychosomatic roots. Anyway, people complaining about headache and the deterioration in health when turning on electrical appliances becomes more and more severe.

In some regions (Africa, Australia, South America) we haven’t even heard of such a problem, but, for example, in Sweden, electromagnetic allergies are officially recognized: 2.5% of the population suffers from it.

Sometimes the syndrome acquires such sharp forms that patients are forced to flee into the wilderness. In the state of West Virginia, USA, there is an Internet-free “reservation”. On its territory, Wi-Fi is prohibited at the legislative level due to the giant radio telescope located nearby. Any signals may interfere with its operation. About 200 people with hypersensitivity to electricity came to the district for permanent residence.

Fatal familial insomnia

Hereditary prion disease leading to death. In fact, the patient dies from insomnia. The first case was recorded in 1979. While investigating the deaths of two of his wife's relatives, Italian doctor Ignazio Reuter found deaths in her family tree with similar symptoms: insomnia leading to extreme exhaustion. In 1984, another relative died of insomnia, and his brain was sent for further research to the United States.

At the end of the 90s, scientists managed to find out the nature of the disease: due to a mutation in the 20th chromosome, aspargine changes to aspartic acid, as a result of which the protein molecule is transformed into a prion. By chain reaction The prion converts other protein molecules into similar ones. Plaques accumulate in the part of the brain that controls sleep, causing chronic insomnia, exhaustion and death.

There are 4 phases of the disease: during the first, a person becomes obsessed with paranoid ideas, by the fourth he stops responding to external stimuli. The disease lasts from 7 to 36 months; There is no treatment, even the strongest sleeping pills do not help. In total, 40 families are known in which this disease is inherited.

Progressive fibrodysplasia

On average, one child in two million people is born with this diagnosis. It is one of the rarest and most painful diseases in the world. In total, in the history of medicine, 700 cases of fibrodysplasia have been recorded, when in a person any tissue begins to degenerate into bone.

Bone with progressive fibrodysplasia, it grows uncontrollably at the expense of neighboring muscle tissues. Launches pathological process most often an injury, even a minor one. Moreover surgery- not a solution. If you cut out the ossified area, this will provoke a new focus of bone growth.

Fibrodysplasia is a genetic disease that is inherited and until recently had no cure at all. In 2006, a group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania discovered the gene responsible for this mutation. Since then, work has begun on gene blockers in the ACVR1/ALK2 gene.

Childhood progeria

Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome, genetic pathology, causing the newborn’s body to age approximately 8 times faster. At the same time, psychologically the child remains a child.

Children in an old man's body

Children with Hutchinson's typically die by age 10–13. Long-livers live up to 27 years. Science knows of only one case in which a patient with this syndrome crossed this threshold: in 1986, a 45-year-old Japanese man with progeria died of acute heart failure.

The rarest disease in the world is Fields disease

Perhaps Fields' disease can be called the rarest disease known to man. History knows two cases of this disease, both occurring simultaneously in the same family: twin sisters Catherine and Kirsty Fields from Wales are sick.

In 1998, 4-year-old girls were seen by a doctor who, even after careful research, could not determine their diagnosis. The sisters slowly lost the ability to control their bodies, but what caused the muscle degradation that inexorably engulfed the entire body is unknown.

At the age of 9, Catherine and Kirsty moved to wheelchairs, and at 14 they simultaneously lost their speech. In 2012, they were given speech devices similar to the one used by Stephen Hawking. “Now we can be distinguished by our accent. I chose Australian, and my sister chose American. The electronic voice allows us to even argue with each other,” joked Katrin.

Most diseases entail severe consequences for health, and some of them should rather be called developmental features - apart from inconvenience and strange appearance they don't carry anything. The editors of the site suggest reading more about one of these features - increased hairiness.
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THIS IS A REPOST! Original taken from eka_tyryshkina in Mistakes of nature: people with rare diseases.

I got sick here the other day, as always, as we just need to go to visit, I’m sick! Perhaps my illness is reacting to the plannedness of the event, or perhaps to something else, but it’s good that it is not reacting to work. In general, my illness is not simple)
And now, sick at home at a late hour, having already re-done everything, re-read and scrolled through all the interesting sites, I suddenly, unexpectedly, decided to find out about the rarest diseases on the planet and you know, there are so many interesting and shocking things!!!

Hemolacria

(“bloody tears”) occurs in one person in a million. Blood, instead of tear fluid, begins to flow from the eyes suddenly, and this can last about an hour. During the day, the patient sheds bloody tears from 3 to 20 times.
The exact cause of this disease is not fully understood, and therefore cannot be treated. Medical specialists While they are putting forward versions that hemolacria is one of the blood diseases or tumors.

In the photo - 15 year old Calvino Inman(Tennessee, USA)

Vampire Syndrome

With a diagnosis "vampire syndrome" (ectodermal dysplasia) there are only 7 thousand people in the world.
In addition to deathly pale skin and sharp fangs (with the absence of some teeth), patients have sparse and thin hair, the ability to sweat is reduced, so their body is susceptible to overheating. Symptoms appear in childhood, but the disease can be detected during pregnancy using genetic tests.

Boys are forced to wear sunglasses and wear sunscreen when going outside, as they cannot be exposed to direct sunlight.Wherein physical development And physical activity remains normal. The disease itself is incurable; only the symptoms can be corrected. In particular, the normal shape of teeth can be restored.
Simon's disease was diagnosed in infancy. When Mandy was pregnant for the second time, she was warned that her second child might have the same condition. However, Simon grew and developed well, so his parents took this risk.
Boys say: "Some kids make fun of our looks, but our friends think it's cool"

Pictured are Simon (13 years old) and George (11 years old) Cullen (Suffolk, UK).

Hypertrichosis

(“werewolf syndrome”) is a disease manifested in excess hair growth, which is not typical this area skin that does not correspond to gender and age. Only a little more than forty such patients are registered all over the world, so the most convenient way for them to make money is to demonstrate their ugliness... They submit applications to the Guinness Book of Records in order to become famous and earn money.. The Chinese Yu Zhenhuang succeeded one hundred percent - thanks to his super-hairiness, he founded the most popular rock band in his country and became a millionaire.
It is unknown why such a mutation occurs. And no one has yet developed a treatment for hypertrichosis. Cosmetologists only know how to remove hair for a long enough period...
In the photo - 6 year old Nat Sasufan(Thailand), 2007

In the photo - 33-year-old Yu Zhenhuang (China), the hairiest man in the world

Elephantiasis

(“Proteus syndrome”, elephantiasis, elephantiasis, elephantiasis) - an increase in the size of any part of the body due to painful growth of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. In total, there are approximately 120 people in the world with this incurable disease...
And the most famous patient was the “elephant man” - Joseph Merrick. In 1980, director David Lynch even made a film about the famous Briton, which was nominated for an Oscar in eight nominations... The film was about human dignity... The makeup of John Hurt, who played Merrick, was created on the basis of what was presented at the Royal Hospital in London the preserved body of Joseph Merrick. His overlay took the actor 12 hours a day every day...
In the photo - 35-year-old Mendy Sellars(Great Britain)

Gene anomaly consisting in accelerated aging of the body , - progeria- divided into children (Hutchinson's syndrome) and adults (Werner's syndrome). For the first time about the syndrome premature aging started talking 100 years ago. And not surprisingly, such cases occur once in 4-8 million babies. Progeria (from the Greek pro - earlier, gerontos - old man) is an extremely rare genetic disease that accelerates the aging process by about 8-10 times. Simply put, a child ages 10-15 years in one year. An eight-year-old looks 80 years old - with dry, wrinkled skin, a bald head... These children usually die at 13-14 years old after several heart attacks and strokes against the background of progressive atherosclerosis, cataracts, glaucoma, total loss teeth, etc. And only a few live to 20 years or longer.
Now there are only 42 known cases of progeria in people in the world... Of these, 14 people live in the United States, 5 in Russia, the rest in Europe...
Currently, there are several organizations that provide assistance to little old people and their families. There are sites on the Internet dedicated to this particular problem, some of them are opened by doctors or social workers, others - by the families of patients.
In the photo - 24-year-old Leon Bot

38 year old tree man Dede Koswara, who lives on the island of Java, Indonesia, became famous throughout the world because of the human papillomavirus, which usually leads to the appearance of small warts, but in the case of the Indonesian, his limbs were deformed beyond recognition.
Dede's problem was that he had a rare genetic disorder that prevented him from immune system curb the growth of these warts. Therefore, the virus was able to “take over the cellular machinery of his skin cells,” giving them orders to produce a large number of horny substance from which they consisted. Dede was also found to have a low level of leukocytes in his blood.

Butterfly Disease

Epidermolysis bullosa in its hyperplastic form is a genetic disease that manifests itself in the first days of life. In fact, a newborn's skin is so delicate that any touch will cause sores and blisters. The most affected areas are the protruding areas: elbows, knees, feet, hands. The resulting ulcer, from which the skin peels off in layers, does not heal for a long time, and fluid is released from it. Afterwards a large crimson scar forms.

Treatments of this disease no, only symptom relief is possible. Not long ago, the story of Lisa Kunigel, who lives with epidermolysis bullosa for almost ten years now. Several times a day she needs dressings and treatment with antimicrobial ointments and gels. In addition, for all 9 years Lisa has been accompanied by pain.

Mermaid Syndrome

One of the rarest developmental anomalies is sirenomelia, popularly called “mermaid syndrome.” With this defect, newborns are born with fused legs, similar to a fish tail. They have only one functioning kidney and no genitals. Due to extensive damage to internal organs, such babies usually die soon. The disease occurs in one in 100,000 newborns. During all the years of observation, only three babies were able to survive. One of them was Shiloh Pepin.

Shiloh was born in 1999 and became the most famous child with mermaid syndrome. Over the 10 years that she was able to live, she made thousands of friends around the world who supported the girl and her mother. Shiloh tried to lead full life- she, like all ordinary children, went to school, attended dance classes, and went to amusement parks. Famous girl became after participating in the Oprah Winfrey Show. Learning Chanel has made several films about her, and hundreds of Internet sites are dedicated to her.

The story with Shiloh - amazing story about a miracle. A child who spent his entire childhood fighting to survive. A little girl who knew how to enjoy every day, despite an incurable illness.

Munheimer's disease

Fibrodysplasia is an extremely rare disease. The official statistics are as follows: 1 patient per 2,000,000 people. Münheimer disease occurs as a result of a gene mutation and manifests itself as external defects at birth. The baby is crooked thumbs stop, spine. Pathology leads to disability, early mortality. Where anti-inflammatory processes should take place, it begins to form bone spur Therefore, the disease is often called “disease of the second skeleton.”
Any, even minor, injury can lead to the development of glazing in the affected area. At the moment official treatment from fatal disease does not exist. Scientists have developed a drug that could theoretically fight the disease. However, the necessary clinical trials has not yet been carried out. Alas, they are very difficult to carry out - there are no more than 600 people worldwide with Munheimer's disease.

Phenomenon "Line Blashko" characterized by the presence of strange stripes throughout the body. Blaschko lines are an invisible pattern embedded in DNA. And the manifestation of the disease is the visibility of this pattern.

Usually the pattern on the back is V-shaped, and on the chest, stomach and sides it is S-shaped.

The cause of the disease may be mosaicism. In any case, the appearance of Blaschko lines has nothing to do with the nervous, muscular and lymphatic systems person.

Another abnormal disease - acanthokeratoderma, or "blue skin syndrome". People with this diagnosis may have blue, indigo, plum, or almost violet skin. In the 60s of the last century, a whole family of “blue” people lived in Kentucky. They were known as the Blue Fugates. This feature was passed down from generation to generation.

Rare diseases affect about 6% of the world's population, and this number continues to increase. All unique diseases have different nature, however, the vast majority of phenomenal ailments are associated with genetic abnormalities and infections.

There are a huge number of different diseases in the world. But sometimes it’s an ordinary runny nose that goes away in a couple of days, sometimes it’s an illness that requires surgical intervention. In our review, 10 diseases that not only slowly kill, but also terribly disfigure a person.

1. Necrosis of the jaw

Fortunately, this disease disappeared a long time ago. In the 1800s, workers in match factories were exposed to huge amounts of white phosphorus, a toxic substance that eventually led to terrible jaw pain. Eventually the entire jaw cavity would fill with pus and simply rot. At the same time, the jaw spread a miasma of decay and even glowed in the dark from an excess of phosphorus. If it wasn't removed surgically, then phosphorus spread further throughout all organs of the body, leading to death.

2. Proteus syndrome

Proteus syndrome is one of the rarest diseases in the world. There are only about 200 cases reported worldwide. O This is a congenital disorder that causes excessive growth of various parts of the body. Asymmetrical growth of bones and skin often affects the skull and limbs, especially the legs. There is a theory that Joseph Merrick, the so-called "Elephant Man", suffers from Proteus syndrome, although DNA tests have not proven this.

3. Acromegaly

Acromegaly occurs when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. As a rule, the pituitary gland is affected before benign tumor. The development of the disease leads to the fact that victims begin to grow to completely disproportionate sizes. In addition to their enormous size, victims of acromegaly also have a prominent forehead and very sparsely set teeth. Probably the most famous person, suffering from acromegaly, was Andre the Giant, who grew to 220 centimeters and weighed more than 225 kg. If this disease is not treated in time, the body will grow to such a size that the heart cannot cope with the load, and the patient dies. Andre died of heart disease at the age of forty-six.

4. Leprosy

Leprosy is one of the most terrible diseases, which is caused by bacteria that destroy the skin. It manifests itself slowly: first, ulcers appear on the skin, which gradually expand until the patient begins to rot. The disease usually most severely affects the face, arms, legs and genitals. Although victims of leprosy do not lose entire limbs, victims often have their fingers, toes, and nose rot and fall off, leaving a nightmarish torn hole in the middle of the face. Lepers have been cast out of society for centuries, and even today there are "leper colonies."

5. Smallpox

Another ancient disease is smallpox. It is even found on Egyptian mummies. It is believed that she was defeated in 1979. Two weeks after contracting this disease, the body becomes covered in painful bloody rash and acne. After a few days, if the person survives, the pimples dry out, leaving behind terrible scars. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln suffered from smallpox, as well as Joseph Stalin, who was especially embarrassed by smallpox on his face and ordered his photographs to be retouched.

6. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

A very rare skin disease, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, is characterized by a person’s susceptibility to the papilloma virus, which causes rapid growth of scattered warts throughout the body. The world first heard about the terrible disease in 2007, when Dede Kosvar was diagnosed with the disease. Since then, the patient has undergone several operations, during which several kilograms of warts and papillomas were removed from him. Unfortunately, the disease progresses very quickly and Dede will require at least two surgeries a year to maintain a relatively normal appearance.

7. Porphyria

Porphyria disease is an inherited genetic disorder that results in the accumulation of porphyrins (organic compounds that have various functions in the body, including producing red blood cells). Porphyria primarily attacks the liver and can lead to all sorts of problems with mental health. Sufferers of this skin condition should avoid exposure to sun rays which lead to tumors and blisters on the skin. It is believed that the appearance of people with porphyria gave rise to legends about vampires and werewolves.

8. Cutaneous leishmaniasis

9. Elephant disease

10. Necrotizing fasciitis

Minor cuts and abrasions are a part of everyone's life, and they usually cause minimal inconvenience. But if flesh-eating bacteria gets into the wound, even a small cut can become life-threatening in a matter of hours. Bacteria actually "eat" the flesh, they release toxins that destroy soft fabrics. The only way to treat the infection is with massive amounts of antibiotics, but even then, all of the affected flesh must be cut out to stop the fasciitis from spreading. Surgeries also often involve amputation of limbs and other obvious mutilations. But even if there is medical care, necrotizing fasciitis is fatal in 30-40% of all cases.

While scientists are looking for cures for terrible diseases, ordinary people can only get their fill.

Culture

More and more often these days you can hear about new diseases that were previously scary to even imagine.

These terrifying illnesses of very dubious origin frighten us and make us thank our fate for the fact that most of us only suffered from the flu and sore throat.

There are dozens, hundreds of different exotic diseases that not only kill a person, but slowly cripple him. Here is a list of the most terrible diseases that represent serious danger for people.

1. Necrosis of the jaw

Fortunately, this disease disappeared many years ago.

What is known about it is that at the beginning of the 19th century, workers in the match industry were exposed to huge amounts of white phosphorus, quite toxic substance, which ultimately provoked terrible pain in the jaws.

After some time, the jaw cavity filled with pus and simply rotted. From the huge amount of phosphorus that the body received, the jaw even glowed in the dark.

If the bone was not surgically removed, phosphorus continued to destroy the body, eventually leading to the death of the patient.

2. Acromegaly disease

This disease occurs when the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone. As a rule, this disease occurs in victims of benign tumors.

Acromegaly is characterized not only by enormous growth, but also convex forehead, as well as a large gap between the teeth.

Most famous case This disease was identified in Andre the Giant. As a result of this disease, his height reached 2.2 meters.

The poor man's weight was 225 kg. If acromegaly is not treated in time, the heart cannot withstand such heavy loads associated with increased body growth. Andre the Giant died of heart disease at the age of 46.

3. Patients with leprosy

Leprosy is perhaps one of the most terrible diseases known to medicine. The disease is caused by a special bacterium that destroys the skin.

A person with leprosy literally begins to rot alive. Typically, the disease primarily affects the face, arms, legs and genitals of a person.

Although the poor fellow does not lose all his limbs, the disease often takes away the leper's fingers and toes, and also destroys part of his face. Very often the nose is affected, resulting in a terrible face, and a shocking ragged hole in the place of the nose.

The attitude towards lepers is also terrible. At all times, people with such a disease were shunned; they were exiles from any society. And even in modern world There are entire settlements of lepers.

4. Smallpox disease

After infection with smallpox, the body becomes covered with a rash in the form painful acne. The disease is terrible because it leaves behind huge scars. Therefore, even if you manage to survive from this disease, the consequences are quite sad: scars remain all over your body.

Smallpox appeared a very long time ago. Experts have proven that even in Ancient Egypt people suffered from this disease. This is also evidenced by the mummies found by archaeologists.

It is known that at one time such people suffered from smallpox famous personalities, like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Joseph Stalin.

In the case of the Soviet leader, the disease was especially acute, leaving behind obvious consequences on the face. Stalin was embarrassed by the scars on his face and always asked to retouch the photographs in which he was depicted.

5. Porphyria disease

Porphyria is a genetic disease that leads to the accumulation of porphyrins (organic compounds with various functions in the body, they also produce red blood cells).

The disease affects the entire body, primarily affecting the liver. This disease is also dangerous for the human psyche.

People suffering from this skin disease, should limit themselves from sunlight, which can aggravate general state health. It is believed that it was the existence of porphyria patients that gave rise to legends about vampires and werewolves.

6. Cutaneous leishmaniasis

And soon the tiny and harmless bite turns into an ugly one purulent ulcer. Therefore, bites to the face are especially dangerous. It takes a long time for the wounds to heal.

Without proper treatment, a person may die. Many people in Afghanistan suffer from this disease.

7. Elephant disease

The disease is common in tropical areas of Africa, and more than one hundred million people suffer from elephantiasis. Victims of this disease experience frequent headaches and nausea.

The most effective means in the fight against the disease are special antibiotics. In the worst and advanced cases the patient cannot avoid surgical intervention.

8. Necrotizing fasciitis

Minor cuts and abrasions are part of our lives. And they're pretty harmless as long as there aren't flesh-eating bacteria nearby. Then in a matter of seconds a small wound can become life-threatening.

Bacteria eat away living flesh, and only amputation of some tissues can stop the spread of the disease. The patient is treated with antibiotics. However, even despite intensive treatment, 30-40 percent of all cases of the disease are fatal.

Like me, each of you believes that a cure for all diseases will soon be created, but there is none yet. There are a huge number of diseases that humanity is struggling with - HIV, cancer, ZIK and many others. And surely in the near future a medicine will be created, because enormous resources are being spent on this.

Some diseases can be overcome by yourself - these are weak forms of ARVI or others that are not serious illnesses, and in order to overcome others, more serious illnesses, you have to try very hard, like our compatriot Valentin Ivanovich Dikul, who since childhood dreamed of being a circus performer, and when his dream came true and his career was about to take off, at the age of 14, while performing another trick on a rope at a height of 13 meters, he fell and injured his spine, after which his legs were paralyzed. he was faced with the choice of either remaining disabled for life or finding a way out of this situation - he chose the second and, having no idea about human anatomy, began to train the muscles of the back, neck, arms, and shoulders. Then he decided to use his paralyzed legs and, using a special device, began to pump his leg muscles. What a surprise it was when his legs began to recover, and at 21 he was already performing stunning acts on his feet in the circus, lifting incredible weights.

But such a will is not given to everyone, therefore, in case of any damage, painstaking treatment and observation by specialists is necessary. So one of the most dangerous and common diseases is intervertebral hernia, which, by the way, can occur in addition to genetic characteristics, but also due to falls, as in the case of Dikul, it is better to treat in specialized centers. Treatment of intervertebral hernias using the metameric method is unique technique which is carried out medical Center Berseneva, I suggest you take a look.

We have listed diseases that the whole world is struggling with, which can be overcome with willful efforts and which are best dealt with under the control of specialists. But there are diseases that only affect 1-2 people on the planet, and a cure for them has not been invented and most likely will not be invented, these are the ones we will talk about.

1. Exploding head syndrome- a disease with this name does not entail a real explosion of the head, but is accompanied by constant painful sensations, basically, a person hears various sounds of crackling, noise, clicks and more. This disease is not permanent - usually a person suffering from this disease, after sleeping, stops hearing them.

2. Speech disorder syndrome- a person who has suffered a brain injury begins to speak with a different intonation, speed, so the first feeling is that he is a foreigner and is trying to speak our language. Throughout history, only 5 dozen people have been recorded who suffered from this disease; after therapy, some regained their previous speech, and the majority suffer from this disease all their lives.

3. Familial insomnia- really barely terrible disease, which is transmitted with genes. A person begins to sleep less from year to year until sleep disappears completely. The man begins to suffer from hallucinations and soon dies. In total, about 40 such families are known to suffer from this insomnia.

4. There is a disease in which people do not feel pain. It seems so good - life without suffering and pain, but in fact everything is quite the opposite, because pain is a signal of danger in human life. After all, without pain, a person simply will not notice a burn, a scratch, and sometimes even more serious injuries, which can subsequently lead to death. About 100 people suffer from this disease.

5. Hypertrichosis- we already wrote about him in the article about the werewolf girl. As you might have guessed, this is a disease in which hair grows uncontrollably throughout a person’s body, including on the face. There are 50 known cases of this disease. This disease is mainly genetic. In 2008, scientists discovered that when testosterone is administered, it freezes the growth of body hair, which can become the perfect medicine for such patients.

6. There is a disease in which a person cannot determine the size of an object - small ones seem gigantic, and huge ones seem tiny. This disease is called - Alice in Wonderland syndrome. It occurs from taking hallucinogens or from a tumor.

7. Very unusual and quite complex illness- This Moebius syndrome- with it, a person is completely unable to control his facial muscles: he cannot smile, cry, laugh, etc. There are very few people suffering from this syndrome on Earth.

8. There is a disease that helps a person to one degree or another - this is synesthesia, a person suffering from this disease can see sounds, feel objects of art. This disease “suffers” from people who have lost their hearing or vision, or creative individuals: musicians, artists, sculptors.

9. We have already mentioned the following disease earlier on our website - this is Progeri's disease, in which the skin and internal organs people age prematurely. The main forms are in children - Hutchinson (Hutchinson)-Gilford syndrome and in adults - Werner syndrome.

10. British citizen Lancashire Mendy Sellars suffers from a disease that causes her legs to increase in size. This disease According to doctors, it is impossible to cure, the only way out is amputation of the legs, because at 33 years old her weight reaches 125 kg, of which the weight of the legs is 95 kg, which creates a load on the heart and other organs.