Birth defects are human abnormalities that have existed since the beginning of time. There are many common birth defects that occur all the time, but there are also some birth defects that are uncommon and strange, and can really bother some people. Here is a list of the 5 strangest birth defects known in the world today.
1 Siamese Twins
Getting its name from the country where the first such case of conjoined twins was detected, comes the name Siamese twins. It is a rare birth disorder where the twins by birth are joined together from one or more parts of their bodies. In the rarest of cases, they can be born joined at the top of their heads. There are very little chances that when Siamese twins are separated, both live their full lives.
2 Ambras Syndrome
Ambras Syndrome is a birth disorder where a child is born with excessive hair over the face as well as the body. This is an extremely rare disease. Today there are only 40 humans in the world who are suffering from this disease. People suffering from this problem can be quite unfortunate as they are many times rejected by their peers.
3 Fused Limbs
Fused limbs is a disorder where two limbs are joined together which mainly happens in the cases of toes or fingers. One in every 70,000 babies born, has this birth defect. One of the most recent cases was in Peru, when a baby girl was born with her legs completely fused, giving her a mermaid-like appearance.
4 Cyclopia
5.Craniopagus parasiticus
Craniopagus parasiticus is a birth condition where a baby is born with a parasitic kind of an extra head from their unborn twin, till date there have only been 10 documented cases in the written history, with only three surviving. In one of the more bizarre cases, the second head of a child had the ability to blink, smile, cry and suckle.
