1.Progeria
This genetic
condition is characterised by the appearance of aging associated with elderly
people becoming apparent at an extremely early age. Sufferers will have
wrinkled skin, brittle bones, limited growth and baldness. People who suffer
from Progeria will also typically have a small jaw and nose. It is possible
that Progeria may have been the inspiration to the short story “The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button” about a boy who aged backwards, and Progeria was also
seen in the movie Jack starring Robin Williams about a boy who aged 4 times
faster than normal. Because of the rarity of the disease and the short expected
life span of its sufferers, there are estimated less than 100 people currently
alive with the disease at any one time. There is no cure
2. Human Papilloma Virus
The Human Papilloma Virus by itself it a relatively harmless and common
problem which is often symptom less or only apparent in small warts, but when
combined with immune system deficiencies can result in bizarre root like
growths all over the body, resembling the roots you would expect to find on a
tree. This is what happened to Indonesian man Ded Koswara, dubbed the “Tree
Man” who contracted the unusual version of the condition after cutting his
knee. A series of operations and Vitamin A tablets have helped the problem, but
Dede knows he will never have perfectly normal body.