Your quality of life mainly depends on the composition of DNA – and whether you’re lucky or not. People with these medical conditions clearly are among the less lucky ones.
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#1 Cotard’s syndrome.
To cut a long story short, people suffering from this condition believe that they're dead. They will be drawn towards cemeteries so they feel at peace. In general, this condition is connected with severe depression and paranoia.
#2 Nystagmus.
Nystagmus (‘dancing eyes') describes a brain condition causing people's eyes to perform uncontrollable movements from side to side. Some people are born with it, while others experience it as the consequence of injury or disease. Either way, it sucks.
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#3 Oligodactyly.
People suffering from this very rare condition are born with less than five fingers on each hand. However, the other fingers are functioning just fine.
#4 Polydactyly.
One in 1,000 babies are born with some form of Polydactyly instead of having less fingers or toes, they have extra ones. These extra ones don't pay rent and are mostly not fully functional either.
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#5 Alien hand syndrome.
What sounds like a joke, can actually be quite serious. For the patient, the alien hand is uncontrollable and might even attack its own host one day. In most cases, the patient is unable to explain the hand's movements and will eventually believe that it has a mind of its own.
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#6 Albinism.
Human bodies suffering from albinism cannot produce the melanin pigment. This is why their skin will stay very pale throughout their whole lives. Many are born with eyes of a light blue color but the unlucky ones might even be born with red eyes.
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#7 Cold Urticaria.
Sometimes described as ‘allergy' to cold objects, this condition makes people develop a severe rash when exposed to cold water or ice. How would they ever be able to open a fridge?
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#8 Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis.
This heritable disease makes the body more susceptible to the human papillomavirus and the growth of malignant skin tumors. Although the condition cannot be cured, previous patients have received successful surgical treatment.
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#9 Hailey-Hailey disease.
The Hailey-Hailey disease, also known as familial benign chronic pemphigus, is caused by a gene mutation which is responsible for the integrity of outer skin cells. At sites of friction, the skin develops blisters and red scaly areas.
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#10 Hypertrichosis.
The hereditary ‘werewolf' condition is characterized by excessive hair growth. So far, treatment options are limited and patients often feel socially isolated and embarrassed. Only cosmetic procedures such as waxing and laser hair removals can offer some relief.
