Statistics for Rare and unusual diseases

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Extreme swelling in tissues, like testicles. Caused by a mosquito-borne parasite.	Elephantiasis	44%
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or tissues turning into bone (what’s the colloquial name?)	Stone Man Syndrome	44%
When your gut decides it wants to become a brewery, you may have this disorder (and get drunk from consuming sugar!)	Auto-brewery syndrome	22%
When damage to your brain can cause you to suddenly switch accents	Foreign accent syndrome	22%
When things appear smaller, bigger, farther, or closer than they really are	Alice in wonderland syndrome	11%
People who have this think they’re dead	Cotard’s syndrome	11%
Characterized by hearing loud bangs and gunshots in your head	Exploding head syndrome	11%
With this disease, you may look like Dracula. A hint, it’s known as xeroderma pigmentosum amongst doctors.	Vampire syndrome	11%
I suppose this genetic disorder could make you more attractive to teen wolf fans...	Werewolf syndrome	11%
When your hand seemingly has a mind of its own!	Alien hand syndrome	0%