7 Illnesses That Are Clearly Superpowers In Disguise
4. Stone Man Syndrome - Makes Your Body Heal Instantly
Stone Man Syndrome, or Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva for short, is a rare disease that affects how your body heals itself. People with this condition heal much faster, as the tissue starts to repair itself spontaneously after being damaged. You'd think that a condition like this would give you a superpower akin to Wolverine, but it's honestly more reminiscent of The Thing from The Fantastic Four. This is because the injuries may actually cause your joints to harden like stone, becoming essentially frozen. In fact, scientists have gone as far to say that this disease basically transforms victims into a living statue, as any attempts to remove the hardened bone is quickly replaced with more. As the condition worsens, the body becomes more frozen. Eventually, people with stone man syndrome can't move their bodies, as their "second skeleton" eventually replaces their first one. This is a gradual process, and the people who have it lose more movement in different parts of their body as they age. Sadly, this means that people with this disease are unable to have children and live in constant fear of any minor injury that may hasten these side effects.
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