10 Rare Diseases That Turn People Into Superheroes

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People tend to associate an illness with something unpleasant and often dangerous, and they have their reasons to think so. But there are some diseases which, unlike a common cold, look like superpowers. At least at first sight.

In this video, you will get acquainted with some of them. These rare diseases not only leave scientists confused but also make their carriers similar to superheroes!

Have you caught a cold? Oh, how unlucky! All these nasty symptoms again: a runny nose, non-stop coughing, and also, it hurts to eat! But you know what? Quit nagging! Your illness will pass in (about) a week. But imagine the life of those who suffer from chronic diseases!

TIMESTAMPS
Super memory 1:06
Insensibility to pain 2:28
Abilities to literally anything 3:47
Insensitivity to cold 5:01
The complete absence of fear 5:58
The Vampire disorder 7:03
Octopus people 8:38
Stone Man Syndrome 9:38
Werewolf Syndrome 10:20
Foreign accent syndrome 11:21

SUMMARY
- This condition is called hyperthymesia - a disruption of memory which causes a person to remember all the events of their life down to every last detail. There are just about 60 people in the world who have been diagnosed with such a unique disease.
- In-born analgesia - that's a scientific name of the condition when a person doesn't feel pain. Like, at all. There is a surprising fact to think about: despite the rareness of this disease, as many as 40 cases of it have been registered in one of the villages in Sweden.
- Savant syndrome is a rare condition which might be typical for people with developmental disorders, such as autism or Asperger's syndrome. Patients with such condition are extremely talented in music, drawing and painting, calculations, cartography, and constructing 3D models.
- Besides people who don't react to pain, there are those who are indifferent to cold. A vivid example is Wim Hof - a man from the Netherlands who brought doctors to their wit's end. The thing is Wim is able to stand very low temperatures. He managed to spend 120 minutes in a pipe with freezing water and ice, has climbed to the top of Mont Blanc wearing shorts (and his pen), and even swims under the ice of frozen lakes and rivers.
- Urbach-Wiethe disease is a rare genetic disorder which leads to the complete lack of fear. Only 300 cases are known, and a quarter of them have been registered in South Africa.
- Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia. People suffering from this condition frequently have eerily pointed teeth, therefore, looking similar to the legendary blood-feeding creatures from horror films. People with more prominent symptoms of this illness are extremely thin and pale; their eyes are outlined with dark circles.
- Polymelia is a strange disorder. People suffering from it are born with an unusual number of limbs. In some cases, these limbs are pretty useful, in others they are non-functioning.
- This syndrome is genetic, what is more, it progresses throughout life. People with such a disease have the soft tissues of their bodies turning into bone. The mutation of the ACVR1 gene responsible for the development of different tissues of the human body leads to terrible consequences.
- The hair growth of such people is abnormal. All their bodies are covered with thick hair, it grows, long and lush, even on their faces. The reason for this condition which has gained the nickname "werewolf syndrome" is most likely to be the genetic mutation.
- Foreign accent syndrome. The most common reason for this condition is a head injury or a stroke. The person with this condition changes the way they place their tongue during speaking. The most effective treatment, in this case, is the speech therapy.

Which disease have you found the most shocking? Have you ever met anybody with the conditions described in the video?

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My girlfriend also has super memory, but she only remembers my mistakes and uses it everytime we argue

Oichief
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I have a superpower of not remembering what i studied yesterday

air.planemode
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I have a super power too!! It is to be able to go to sleep immediately when one looks at a book....
Now guys don't get jealous😏

mbhattacharyya
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the people who cant feel pain be like

Killer: *Stabs person*
Person: Why hello there!
Killer: *c o n f u s i o n*

jimmisdagreat
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Imagine having a disease that makes your head ache if you try to study.

mizu
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Imagine if someone had all of these



That’s an avenger level threat

animalcrossingaddiction
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Apparently my brother has hyperthymesia. He just recounted the family vacation from 1973 including the day we left, the day we arrived home, what we saw, where we went, who was there, and even that dad mistook someone's driveway for the road on the way home at 3am and he had to back out the camper. If anyone is interested in speaking with him leave me a comment and I will put you in contact with him.

nunyabidness
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If I had super memory, I would literally ace every test

Manderinz
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I have a disease called forgetting the things ill do in a second

kylecanlas
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imagine having no pain it will be like

"Mom i got home from soccer" -me

"What happened?" -mom

"What?" -me

"You lost one leg!" -mom

"Wait wha..HOLY SHI" -me

bismadwiananda
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“It’ll heal in about a week”
Me, who has had a cold for over 4 weeks:
*mhm cute*

Reyzine
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*"INSENSITIVITY TO COLD"*

Elsa : "I can hear you ;))"

ahoefortaehyung
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When you say "Forget about it" Or "Nevermind" to somebody with hyperthymesia

tamashoxd
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Doctor: u have a very rare disease
Me: whats the name?
Doctor: u name it

HaadFaisal
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People with super memory: A+ in every thing they get.
Everyone else: How?
Person with super memory: A magician never reveals their secret.

chill_roblox
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For the 1% of people who see this comment I just wanted to tell you

That God loves you ♥️

AlexKing-tghl
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Imagine having Hyperthymesia and not being able to forget childhood traumas or even traumatizing things that happened to you...

heinzdoofenshmirtz
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people with insensibility to pain be like:

person: **walks around**
killer: **stabs person**
person: bro, did you just stab me?
killer: no.
**awkward silence fills the room**
person: ok.
person: **keeps walking with a knife in back**

*YO 1K LIKES??? THANKS SO MUCH YALL*

HUMNTUR
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Exactly. I have a French accent and I have been mistaken to a French person. I never visited France. But the best part is, I don't even know how to speak French!

icarussarts
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Man people with hyperthymesia can easily perfect every exam

JOHN-ujzg