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Adam Pearson (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor, presenter and campaigner. He appeared in the 2013 film Under the Skin. He has neurofibromatosis and has been involved in outreach programmes to prevent bullying associated with deformities.
Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for his severe physical deformities.He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "the Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, after meeting Sir Frederick Treves, subsequently becoming well known in London society.
1 in 50,000 people [5] Treacher Collins syndrome ( TCS) is a genetic disorder characterized by deformities of the ears, eyes, cheekbones, and chin. [5] The degree to which a person is affected, however, may vary from mild to severe. [5] Complications may include breathing problems, problems seeing, cleft palate, and hearing loss. [5]
Participants at the third International Intersex Forum, Malta, in December 2013. Intersex people are individuals born with any of several underlying genetic conditions that cause abnormal development of sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions ...
According to People, Fisher and her baby are living with a friend in a two-bedroom apartment. She's working at a fast food restaurant to support her newborn daughter. She's working at a fast food ...
Deaths. 628,000 (2015) [9] A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause. [3] Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. [3] The disabilities can range from mild to severe. [7]
Polydactyly. Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Greek πολύς (polys) 'many', and δάκτυλος (daktylos) 'finger'), [1] also known as hyperdactyly, is an anomaly in humans and non-human animals resulting in supernumerary fingers and/or toes. [2] Polydactyly is the opposite of oligodactyly (fewer fingers or toes).
Mason van Dyk (born 2013), despite being given a life expectancy of one to five days, is 10 years old as of January 2024. Doctors told his mother Lisa van Dyk that he was the first case of harlequin ichthyosis in South Africa, and that she has a one-in-four chance to have another child with the disease .
Nick Vujicic. Nicholas James Vujicic ( / ˈvuːɪtʃɪtʃ / VOO-itch-itch; [1] born 4 December 1982) [2] [3] is an Australian-American [4] Christian evangelist and motivational speaker of Serbian descent. Vujicic has tetra-amelia syndrome, a disorder characterised by the absence of arms and legs.
Familial syndrome of short stature, deformities of the hands and feet, and unusual facies. Hand and foot deformity with flat facies is a rare congenital malformation syndrome, where an individual has features such as facial dysmorphism, short stature, and other malformations with the limbs. [1] [2] [3]