Top rarest diseases in the world

Medical Adina Camarasu
http://stocknewsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/6m6owf4i44xm3b1f462a.jpg

Climate change, pollution, lifestyle, they all affect our health and can lead to the development of many dangerous diseases.

Medicine has known over time many miraculous healings, but as many cases of rare diseases, extremely difficult to cure.

These are generally very little known for they affect only a few people on Earth.

Xeroderma pigmentosum

This disease is also known as the ‘Vampire Syndrome’. It is a condition that causes extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet rays. People suffering from Xeroderma pigmentosum must always stand away from sunlight, otherwise, they will experience severe burns on their skin.

Fish odor syndrome

This is a metabolic disease that is genetically transmitted, caused by a deficiency of the enzyme that prevents the decrease trimethylamine, responsible for the unpleasant odor associated with rotting fish. The result is a fish odor which can be detected in the urine, sweat and breathing. There is no cure for it.

Nystagmus

The disease is the rapid and uncontrollable movement of the eyes that is often inherited or caused by deficiencies of the visual system.

Acroma

This deficiency is the total or partial absence of the skin, eyes and hair pigment, caused by the lack of tyrosine, an enzyme containing copper, involved in melanin production.

Oligodactyly

It is a congenital disease that is manifested by the presence of less than five fingers per hand or foot.

Polymelia

It is a birth defect that causes the individual to have more than two arms or legs.

Necrotizing fasciitis

It is a bacterial infection that can destroy the skin, fat and tissue that are covering the muscles.