Progeria

I. Introduction A. Imagine for a second that you are a six-year-old. Your friends invite you out to play but you can’t because you have a painful case of arthritis that hurts with every step you take. Or your chronic heart disease enables you from being able to breathe easily. These conditions are just a few that a child with Progeria may suffer from. Progeria, also known as Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome, is an extremely …

…the extremely rare aging disease known as Porgeria. C. The cause of this rare disorder is not fully understood. Today, Doctors don’t yet know what causes Progeria, but they maybe getting closer to an answer. Hopefully then, they will find a cure. The Current Science article states that, “Progeria occurs in one out of every four million births.” I hope you now have appreciation for the disease and I thank you for your time.