8 strange diseases in the world, the cause is unknown, there is no solution

Here are the strange epidemics that have taken place in history

1. Dancing Maniac (1518)

When some people's feet started bleeding and some people even died from the pressure on their hearts too much, people began to realize how serious and unusual the situation was.

In July 1518, in the French town of Strasbourg, a strange disease of dancing suddenly appeared. It is believed to have originated with a woman named Frau Troffea. One day, this woman suddenly walked out into the street and started dancing. Without music, without any facial expression, she danced wildly in a strange way. Within a week, 34 more people joined her, by August of that year, the number had increased to 400.

At the beginning, musicians came and cheered them on with music. But when some people's feet started bleeding and some people even died from the pressure on their hearts too much, people began to realize how serious and unusual the situation was. 

One theory is that these patients may have been affected by bugs that developed after the flood period, so they may experience hallucinations and convulsions. However, this hypothesis does not explain all of the strange behaviors of dance mania.

In those days, many people with dance mania prayed and went on pilgrimages to places dedicated to Saint Vitus, and eventually, many recovered. This has reinforced awareness of the connection between disease and the gods.

2. Coma encephalitis (1915-1926)

Coma encephalitis was widespread during that time, with about a million people dying and millions more paralyzed to varying degrees.

Around the same time as the outbreak of the Spanish flu pandemic (1918-1920), there was a disease known as comatose encephalitis, which was very widespread during that time with about a million deaths and millions more. paralyzed to varying degrees. 

Symptoms of the disease include sore throat and convulsions. The infected patient can eventually go into a coma or even die, with a mortality rate of up to 40%.

However, after it appeared mysteriously, it quietly disappeared without a trace in 1926. Currently, the world has not identified the cause of the disease and there is no cure.

3. Tanganyika Laughing Pandemic (1962)

It all started on January 30, 1962, when three schoolgirls in the country of Tanganyika (now the mainland of Tanzania) burst into laughter for some reason. But it didn't stop after a few minutes like the usual laughs, it spread throughout the school, affecting 60% of the students. It has even spread throughout the region.

They burst out laughing, then burst into tears, then fainted and developed rashes. Several schools were forced to close at the time. An estimated 1,000 people have been infected with this disease. The disease affects only children and is also the only case ever.

4. June Bugs (June 1962)

In 1962, a woman working in a textile factory in the southern United States developed a rash, fever, and suspected bug bites.

Within days, dozens of other people who worked with her in the factory also suffered from the condition, with the same symptoms. Many people were hospitalized even when they weren't bitten by bugs, forcing the factory to evacuate. There were no dangerous chemicals in the plant that could cause these symptoms and only two insects were found inside the plant. 

Experts from the U.S. Public Health Service's Centers for Infectious Diseases and the health agencies and entomologists involved, all concluded that there was no factual basis to prove that insects were the cause. the above series of diseases.

It was later identified as a collective disease caused by 'mass hysteria' (Mass Hysteria).

5. Seizures at Le Roy (2013)

In 2013, the town of Le Roy, Genesee County, New York state was enveloped in an atmosphere of panic when a number of girls at Le Roy High School suddenly had seizures, the number continuously increasing rapidly. short time. This disease is listed as a rare syndrome in the world 

Female student Katie Krautwurst, captain of the school's cheer team, was the first to show this abnormal expression, when she woke up after a short nap, she began to have a strange expression, could not control her behavior. , her body had an uncontrollable convulsion. The phenomenon then spread to Katie's close friends and other prominent classmates, most of whom were schoolgirls.

It is known that this small school has only about 600 students. As the phenomenon spread, some students described their symptoms on national television. People thought it was chemical poisoning at first, but it's actually a conversion disorder. Among them, a small percentage of people unconsciously imitate the behavior of others. 

And it's a bit odd that the condition is exacerbated by social media use. People who don't upload their symptoms to YouTube or show up on TV recover faster than others.

6. Sleeping sickness in Kazakhstan (2013 to present)

In 2013, in a small town in Kalachi, Kazakhstan, for the first time, about a quarter of residents experienced lethargy even though it was not related to encephalitis. People sleep for days at a time and wake up with nausea, headaches, or memory loss.

Experts have conducted more than 20,000 tests on the air, water, food and residents of the area, but have yet to determine the cause. Since the beginning of 2015 until now, 152 cases have been detected.

7. Morgellons disease

Tens of thousands of people around the world say they have symptoms of Morgellons, including singer Joni Mitchell. Photo of a Canadian postage stamp featuring singer Joni Mitchell. (Photo: Catwalker/Shutterstock)

This disease is more common in middle-aged Caucasian women, symptoms include itching, burning, memory loss, tingling sensation, crawling, stinging, stinging, persistent lesions . and appearance show small fibers on the skin.

In 2002, Mary Leito, a biologist at the University of Massachusetts Boston, named the disease Morgellons and conducted research. She thinks it is a mysterious skin disease that cannot be explained, while patients claim they feel like there are parasites or insects living under the skin.

The disease is not a neurological disease, but the cause is currently unknown, some even debating whether it can be considered a disease. But then tens of thousands of people around the world reported symptoms of Morgellons, including singer Joni Mitchell.

8. Nod sickness

This is a mysterious syndrome, which has affected 3,000 children in the region, causing headaches for doctors and experts as the cause and treatment are still unknown.

Nodding syndrome is a distinctive form of epileptic disorder resulting in progressive encephalopathy with severe cognitive impairment and neurological impairment in some children occurring in localized regions of South Sudan, southern Tanzania and northern Uganda.

According to CNN, severe epileptic-like seizures engulf the children, who struggle to eat and become shells of their former self. It is a debilitating and progressive syndrome that robs children of their future.

Community members say the seizures are triggered in strange ways, such as when bringing unfamiliar food to children or when the weather changes.

There are other strange symptoms as well. Often the children would wander off on their own and get lost in the bushes or start fires, according to parents and doctors at the scene. Several other children appeared confused and traumatized. Many houses have been burned down due to children suffering from nodding disease. More than 200 deaths have been reported because of these 'secondary' incidents.