What is the rarest disease in history?

Five rare diseases you never knew existed

Stoneman Syndrome. Frequency: one in two million people.
Alice In Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) Frequency: currently unknown.
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) Frequency: one in four million.
Alkaptonuria.
Chronic Focal Encephalitis (Rasmussen’s Encephalitis)

What is the most common rare disease?

Infographic: Which Rare Diseases Are The Most Common?

Multiple sclerosis emerges above all others, at 90 patients per 100,000 people.
Narcolepsy—intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of sleepiness—affects 50 patients per 100,000.

What diseases are you born with?

Common congenital disorders

cleft lip and cleft palate.
cerebral palsy.
Fragile X syndrome.
Down syndrome.
spina bifida.
cystic fibrosis.
heart conditions.

What is a butterfly baby?

Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare genetic condition that makes skin so fragile that it can tear or blister at the slightest touch. Children born with it are often called “Butterfly Children” because their skin seems as fragile as a butterfly wing. Mild forms may get better with time.

Which country has the highest rate of Down syndrome?

With a population of around 330,000, Iceland has on average just one or two children born with Down syndrome per year, sometimes after their parents received inaccurate test results.

What country has the highest birth defects?

According to the report, Sudan has the most birth defects, with 82 per 1,000 live births, compared with 39.7 in France, which had the lowest number among the 193 countries surveyed.

How many babies are born with abnormalities?

Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year. That translates into about 120,000 babies.

What age do Birth defects increase?

The risk of chromosomal abnormality increases with maternal age. The chance of having a child affected by Down syndrome increases from about 1 in 1,250 for a woman who conceives at age 25, to about 1 in 100 for a woman who conceives at age 40.