World's Most Bizarre Birth Defects

1) Siamese Twins Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim

Anyone who watches the Discovery Health channel knows that nature likes to throw us a lot of genetic curveballs: Siamese twins, extra appendages, chimeras, hermaphrodites...you name it. But you haven't seen anything yet. The people in this article have some of the most startling, unimaginable birth defects the world has ever seen. Suddenly that annoying birthmark of yours doesn't look so bad.


2) Supatra "Nat" Sasuphan

"Wolf Girl"
She may look more like a furry animal than a little girl, but Thailand's Supatra "Nat" Sasuphan (dubbed "Wolf Girl") in fact has Ambras Syndrome (also known as congenital hypertrichosis), which causes excessive hair growth over the face and body. The Daily Mail reports that only 40 people worldwide have been diagnosed with this unusual condition.



3) Milagros Cerron: Before and After surgery

"The Little Mermaid"
Lots of little girls dream about being a mermaid just like Ariel. But for Peruvian baby Milagros Cerron, being born with fused, mermaid-style legs was a nightmare. The precious tot was born with a condition called sirenomelia, more commonly known as mermaidism. According to Channel4.com, the disorder strikes one in every 70,000-100,000 babies; those affected usually succumb to severe health defects and Milagros is only one of two known survivors. Dubbed "The Little Mermaid," she made headlines when doctors surgically separated her legs, and the San Francisco Gate reports that three-year-old Milagros took her first unaided steps earlier this year.

Tiffany Yorks
Like Milagros Cerron, Tiffany Yorks was also born with sirenomelia, fused legs that resemble a mermaid's tail. According to "Inside Edition," Tiffany is the first and oldest known survivor of the condition, though she has had her share of related ailments, including kidney and heart defects. Nineteen-year-old Tiffany has undergone more than 30 operations, and though her legs are now separate, knee ailments have left her in a wheelchair. Still, she hasn't forgotten her "mermaid" roots, telling the TV program that "When I'm under the water and I'm swimming I just feel free like there's no crutches, no wheelchair, no doctors, no needles, it's just me and the water."


4) "Cyclops Baby"

In a story straight out of Greek mythology, an Indian woman last year gave birth to a baby girl born with a single eye in the middle of the forehead-an extremely rare condition known as cyclopia. The baby was also born without a nose, and her brain was squeezed into only one hemisphere. According to Wired, doctors speculate that the severe birth defects were potentially caused by an experimental drug called Cyclopamine, which is used to fight cancer. The baby's mother had experienced fertility problems and may have been given the medicine-which gets its name from the one-eyed lambs that were born after a flock of sheep feasted on the toxin found within wild corn lily-as part of her treatment. Cyclopia can also arise when a mother has significantly low cholesterol or diabetes, Wired says.

5) Moises Chavez (center row left)

























"Lobster Baby"
Peruvian infant Moises Chavez was dubbed "Lobster Baby" when he was born with four claw-like limbs that bend around his body-a rare condition known as arthrogryposis. According to TheAge.com.au, about one in every 3,000 U.S. births features one limb suffering from this condition; that Chavez has it in all four is extremely unusual.
"Dark-haired Moises, who weighs 2.5kg and is 33cm long, cries and reacts to sound but his leg bones are bent at a 90-degree angle from his body, while his hands are distorted outward as his tiny elbows hug his chest," TheAge.com.au reports.
Surgeons were planning to operate on Moises's arms and legs to correct the problem.

6) Manar Maged

































The tale of little Manar Maged is a heartbreaking one. The Egyptian girl was born with two heads, the result of a split embryo that should have resulted in a twin; the condition is called craniopague parasiticus. Maged's second head could smile and blink, BBC News reports, but could not function on its own and it is unknown whether it had its own mental capacity. Sadly, Maged died at the age of two after contracting a brain infection.


7) The Khan Family


Birth defects are themselves extremely rare, but for multiple family members to be afflicted is almost unheard of. That makes the case of India's Khan family so bewildering. Four Khan children-including a sister who died of pneumonia at age 16-have been diagnosed with progeria, a condition which rapidly accelerates the aging process; most sufferers die by the time they reach their early twenties. According to a BBC News report from 2005, this "is the only known example where more than one family member suffers from the disease." In fact, there are only 48 cases of progeria in the entire world.
The three surviving Khan children, Ali Hussein, Rehena, and Ikramul, have skin and teeth problems, look decades older than they are, have stunted development, and are susceptible to age-related diseases. Their parents do not have the disease, and they have two healthy siblings. Doctors have concluded that both Khan parents must be carriers of the progeria gene for this anomaly to have occurred.


8) Mandy Sellars

We all deal with a little cellulite here and there...but what if your legs weighed 11 stone (154 pounds)? Englishwoman Mandy Sellars looks like your typical trim 30-something woman from the waist up, but a disfiguring condition called Proteus Syndrome has caused her legs and feet to grow at an abnormal rate. According to BBC News, Mandy's feet are 16 inches long and her legs measure 35 inches in diameter at the bottom.
Proteus Syndrome reportedly only affects 120 people in the world; "Elephant Man" John Merrick is thought to have had the condition, which triggers abnormal growth.
Mandy has been told that doctors may have to amputate her legs if they continue to grow, a possibility that doesn't seem to faze her.
"I have goals for when that does happen," she told the BBC. "Why not? It can be a different life. It could be a more adventurous life. Things I can't do now I might be able to do then. I quite fancy having a go at snowboarding actually, maybe paragliding or white water rafting would be wonderful, it really would."


9) Devendra Harne

Birth defects don't always mean compromised health or painful surgeries. In the case of India's Devendra Harne, his polydactylism condition earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the person with the most fingers and toes (25). That's 12 fingers and 13 toes, for those of you keeping track at home. According to NagpurPlus.com, "The deformity is not a handicap for Devendra who is the kid next door and attends school regularly. Devendra also attend to his daily chores without any help and is an ideal student ... Devendra says he does not feel any difficulty in using the extra fingers."


10)Sarah Morrison





Precious Sarah Morrison is not quite a year old, but she's already suffered 30 rib fractures at birth and broken two bones at home. Little Sarah suffers from brittle bone disease (also known as osteogenesis imperfecta), and her hips and back must be supported at all times. This isn't the first time her parents have dealt with the disorder; their first baby, also a girl, had the same disease and died after two weeks. Doctors advised Sarah's mother to get an abortion, and expected that the baby would die after two days. Though the little girl has proven them wrong, she is "so delicate she can break a bone just by sneezing and can never be hugged by her parents," says The Daily Mail.



11) Alamjan Nematilaev


Alamjan Nematilaev of Kazakhstan for the most part looked like any other boy his age, except for a distending stomach that made him appear pregnant. TimesOnline.co.uk reports that when doctors noticed the then seven-year-old's bulging belly, they rushed him into surgery and removed a "large, rounded mass" that was covered in blood vessels. The mass stumped Alamjan's surgeons. "They saw dark hair, arms, fingers and even nails, legs, toes, genitals, a head, an approximation of a face," The Times reports. "They had no idea what it was."
The ultimate diagnosis: This was a foetus in foetu, a "rare condition in which twins are conceived from one egg but the twinning is unequal, and at an early stage of development the incomplete twin is enveloped by the normal one, living off it as a parasite."
Post-surgery, Alamjan is now a healthy and normal young boy. Rather than risk psychological trauma, Alamjan's parents told him that he had needed surgery because he had eaten bad fruit.
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Mummified Vampire Heart

We bring you the mummified heart of the vampire Auguste Delagrange. Before his destruction in 1912 Delagrange was responsible for the deaths of over forty people during one of the worst outbreaks of vampirism in the United States. He was eventually identified and hunted down by a Roman Catholic priest and a Voodoo Hougan. The pair began systematically destroying nests and minions, forcing Delagrange to take refuge in an abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of a small town in Louisiana. It was there that a stake was driven through his heart and his body destroyed, consigning his soul to it's inevitable end. All that remains is the heart you see before you.

The vampire's dessicated heart and the stake that destroyed him are stored in a box of finger jointed oak that measures approximately 5" high, 8" wide, and 11" long. The plaque on top of the box notes the day Delagrange was destroyed and appears to be hand lettered, consistent with the time period.

This realistic prop was constructed with the traditional techniques used for sideshow gaffs and goes quite a bit beyond what's commonly available. I've provided views from a variety of angles and lighting conditions so you can appreciate just how detailed it is. This isn't something that just looks impressive on a shelf or behind glass, but a unique item that will withstand extremely close scrutiny. When your guests inevitably ask "Can I touch it?" just imagine the look on their face when you say "Yes." When they pick it up they'll swear it's real.

The "flesh" of the heart is very firm, but slightly yielding, consistent with a human heart that's been mummified and preserved using early 20th century technology. It feels exactly like you imagine a preserved vampire heart from 1912 would- the texture of very dry beef jerky with a protective coating of wax. The large hole in the left auricle is where the oak stake that de-animated this particular vampire entered the heart. Along the top you can see the stubs of the major vessels (pulmonary artery, aorta, superior and inferior vena cava) from when the heart was cut from the creature's chest.

The stake is turned oak and measures approximately 8.5" in length. It has a sharp point and slender shaft so it can slip between the ribs of the chest cavity like a dagger with just one or two blows from a small hammer. The packing material is genuine excelsior made from wood shavings, appropriate for the period.

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Newborn Baby Symptoms Cleft Palate Lip And Syphilis Treatment

Newborn baby Symptoms suffering Causes from Cleft Palate Lip And Syphilis Docter Told cleft Lip Surgery Or Repair Treatment in south China Pictures

The male baby was abandoned by his 23-year-old mother on December 30, 2010, three days after he was born, according to the hospital. He was sent by local police to Sanya Social Welfare House and was sent back to the hospital for Doctor medical treatment. The baby was diagnosed with not only serious Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis), which can also occur together as cleft lip and palate, are variations of a type of clefting congenital deformity caused by abnormal facial development during gestation. A cleft is a fissure or opening—a gap. It is the non-fusion of the body's natural structures that form before birth. Approximately 1 in 700 children born have a cleft lip and/or a cleft palate. An older term is harelip, based on the similarity to the cleft in the lip of a hare. A cleft lip or palate can be successfully treated with surgery, especially so if conducted soon after birth or in early childhood but also syphilis.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacteria Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission of syphilis is through sexual contact however it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth resulting in congenital syphilis.

The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending on which of the four stages it presents in (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage typically presents with a single chancre, secondary syphilis with a diffuse rash, latent with little to no symptoms, and tertiary with gummas, neurological, or cardiac symptoms. Diagnosis is usually via blood tests. It can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically intramuscular penicillin G

Japanese Eating Dead Babies

It's japan's hottest food a dead babies

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The Ugly Dog breeds | World's Ugliest Dog Contest Winner Ever

Britain's ugliest dog re-named Doug by the Parkers finally finds a loving home after his 'unique' looks make him a hit with the ladies With his bug eyes, wildly crooked teeth and sparsely-whiskered chin, scrawny Ug sat for months, unclaimed and overlooked at an animal sanctuary.

But now, after being dubbed Britain’s ugliest dog pic, the two-year-old’s less-than-enticing looks have landed him a loving home.

After seeing his profile pictures on the the Mayflower animal sanctuary's website, café worker April Parker, 35, immediately fell in love with the partially-blind Pointer cross.

The mother-of-two took her daughters Skye, 15, and Jasmine, 13, along to see him and, proving that looks aren’t everything, the family scooped him up and took him home.

Now Ug, re-named Doug by the Parkers, has a loving home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

He cost Ms Parker £200, but has proved to be worth every penny.

She said: 'When people see him they do a double take. He looks comical with his bug eyes and cross teeth and he's always bumping into things.

'But he has a fantastic temperament and is really loving.'

An international race to find the world's ugliest dog was unofficially launched in June after the World's Ugliest Pedigree Dog title holder passed away.

Miss Ellie, a Chinese Crested Hairless who won the pedigree prize and was a celebrity among lovers of ugly dogs, sadly died at the age of 17.

The California competition is fiercely fought between the gruesome pups, with the winners of the 'pedigree' category facing off against mutts to claim the coveted title.

The opposite of Crufts, entrants to Animal Planet’s World’s Ugliest Dog competition are judged on their hair, or rather lack of, toothlessness, protruding tongue and overall visual offensiveness.

It now remains to be seen whether Doug can lay claim to Miss Ellie's throne.

The world's Tiniest Baby - Meet The 10oz Bundle Of Defiance

When she was born, 15 weeks premature and weighing ten and a half ounces, her father's confidence was about the only thing on Kimberly Mueller's side.

In the few snatched moments he was allowed before his daughter was whisked away by doctors, Andreas Mueller spoke from his heart.

"I whispered to her: 'Kimberly, you'll make it,'" he recalled.

The size of a mobile phone: Kimberley Mueller weighed just over 10 ounces when she was born in Hanover, Germany - making her the world's smallest surviving baby

With a survival chance of less than 1,000 to one, every day she has got through since then is a triumph.

Six months later, Kimberly has finally been allowed to go home to her parents in Hanover.

"Babies as small as this usually have no chance," said Dr Oliver Moeller, a heart specialist who treated her.

"We are incredibly lucky that she lived. Such a case I have never experienced. We had a lot of luck ... a lot."

Kimberly is the smallest baby ever born in Germany and the youngest to survive.

She was just 10.2 inches long and weighed little more than a packet of butter when she arrived in the 25th week of her mother's pregnancy.

Now six months, Kimberley has been allowed home for the first time (Above with mother Petra and father Andreas)

Petra Mueller, 38, who remained at her daughter's bedside in intensive care at the University Clinic in Goettingen, was allowed only to stroke her with her finger.

"It was the nicest thing when she would grip my finger in her tiny hands," she recalled.

"She was like a little bear gripping a tree trunk, just hanging on for life as if she was saying 'Don't leave me, mummy'."

Kimberly was placed in an incubator for warmth, given a respirator to help her breathe and fed through a drip. She was also given a cocktail of drugs to boost an immune system that was barely formed.

At three months, she faced a major setback, when doctors feared she could be blind. But laser treatment corrected the problem.

Kimberley's chances of living were rated at worse than 1,000-1 when she was born 15 weeks prematurely

Kimberly's progress was underlined when she arrived home this week weighing five and a half pounds and measuring 17 inches.

During the coming weeks she will continue to be fed artificially and will need to have oxygen as her lungs keep developing.

The world's smallest known surviving baby was Rumaisa Rahman who weighed just 8.6 ounces when she was born in Chicago in 2004.

20 Inch Nails: Woman Grows Nails to Meet Celebrities

“Mrs. Jazz Ison Sinkfield had a interview with Doug Richard from 11 Alive News about her nails that she has been growing for now over 22yrs

"I am very, very blessed," says Jazz Ison Sinkfield, a mother and grandmother with a story to tell.

"One day, I want to meet Oprah," she says. "And a lot of more celebrities. And I just want them to hear my story."

The southwest Atlanta woman expects her story to make her famous, allowing her to share what she calls her divine gift.

The gift: Jazz Ison Sinkfield's fingernails. They represent an ongoing project of 22 years. The longest of them is 24 inches.

"They're a gift, and I can say, a talent too," she says, "because it's something that everyone cannot do."

Occasionally, she says, people see her nails and make ugly remarks. "The women will turn their nose up to me," she says. "Some people are jealous," she adds with utter seriousness.

"I feel as if you can be entitled to your opinions but don't be mean about it."

She believes most women desire extra-long nails like hers, "because it's a fashion statement now."

Jazz Ison Sinkfield backs her fashion statement with regular visits to the Exotic Nail and Spa on Cascade Road. Her nail tech is Rose Nguyen. Her maintenance is a monthly project that takes five hours and costs $250.

"It's easy to get messed up," said Nguyen, looking at her client's twisting fingernails.

"They tangle up," said Jazz Ison Sinkfield.

And maintenance is also about avoidance of the hazards that can threaten her ongoing fashion statement.

"There isn't anything that I can't do. The only thing I can't do is, I cannot tie shoes," said Sinkfield. She adds she cannot type on a computer, nor go bowling.

"Of course, I don't take off the jewelry," she said, gesturing to her rings and bracelets, which would have to traverse her 20-inch nails to come off.

Mealworms Insects Eat In Future | Tasty Delicous Food

Easy Recipes - It seems that live Mealworms are becoming real “meal” worms as everyone from farmers to chefs begin to use these insects as a tasty treat. They are also using grasshoppers in new and inventive foods. Are you enough of a foodie to try these insect treats?

Mealworm quiche, grasshopper springrolls and cuisine made from other creepy crawlies is the answer to the global food crisis, shrinking land and water resources and climate-changing carbon emissions, Dutch scientist Arnold van Huis says.

The professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands said insects have more protein than cattle per bite, cost less to raise, consume less water and don't have much of a carbon footprint. He even has plans for a cookbook to make bug food a more appetising prospect for mature palates.

"Children don't have a problem with eating insects, but adults with developed eating habits do, and only tasting and experience can make them change their minds," Van Huis said.

"The problem is psychological."

Van Huis has organized lectures, food tastings, and cookery classes with a master chef who demonstrates how to prepare a range of recipes using bugs, worms and grasshoppers, all bred -- or raised -- at a Dutch insect farm for consumption.

To attract more insect-eaters, Van Huis and his team of scientists at Wageningen have worked with a local cooking school to produce a cookbook and suitable recipes.

Chef Henk van Gurp, who created recipes for mealworm quiche and chocolate pralines with buffalo worms, sees no reason to disguise the ingredients, and sprinkles mealworms on top of the quiche filling and onto the chocolate buffalo worms as protein.

"I try to make my food in a way that people can see what they eat," he told Reuters. "Once international leading chefs begin preparing this food, others will follow."

Grasshoppers are considered a tasty snack in Asian countries including Thailand and Vietnam, but are not a feature on the Dutch menu. Van Huis says Europeans should consider insects an alternative source of protein because they can contain up 90 percent protein, compared with 40-70 percent for beef.

"Meat consumption is expected to double from 2000 to 2050. We are already using 70 percent of our agricultural land for livestock and we cannot afford to spare more," he said.

Plus raising cattle is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gases emissions.

Insects are already bred as food for birds, lizards and monkeys at the Callis family's farm near the university, and now the owners see a chance to sell bugs for human consumption.

"It is good food, of high nutritional value, and very healthy for elderly people," said Margot Callis. Though she cannot eat insects herself because she is allergic to them.

Duyugu Tatar, a 24-year old IT consultant who attended a recent lecture and food-tasting at the university, was less effusive about the mealworm quiche.

The taste was not that awful, but the idea of eating them horrified me. It was crispy. The taste was not like normal food. Not like meat, vegetable, or fruit. Maybe something like cornflakes," she said.

"It took a lot of courage to eat it, I usually smash them (insects) when I see them. I am not used to eating them. I don't know if I would eat it again."