There are quite a lot of body disorders which manifest as really wired illnesses in people. Can you imagine living with one leg larger than the other? Can you imagine a fa teenager looking like a really old woman? or being born a black from African descent and suddenly finding your skin is going white in different areas, or finding it impossible to recognize and differentiate human faces?

I present to you 5 weird illnesses you may not know exist.

PROGERIA SYNDROME: This is a genetic condition that makes a child age really fast often times making it hard for them to live past the age of 13. Their symptoms are vividly visible. Progeria is not hereditary meaning it is not passed down in families.

“A single mistake in a certain gene causes it to make an abnormal protein. When cells use this protein, called progerin, they break down more easily. Progerin builds up in many cells of kids with progeria, causing them to grow old quickly.”

In the Nigerian yoruba film industry, there is a set of twins (ibeji Oran) who I had known from childhood, they have obvious unusual physical features which makes them almost scary, hence their use by producers in scary parts of movies. On finding out in recent years what Progeria is, I could only remember them and then understood why they looked that way. They have both passed away.

To read more along with pictures of some of these weird conditions visit

http://yourhealthattitude.com/5-weird-illnesses-you-may-not-know-exist/