Progeria is a rare genetic disease or condition that makes a child's body to age faster.

It is also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS).

This disease condition is rare but of course and can happen to anyone.

Usually the disease is not inherited because the children do not live up to marriageable age before they die. They do not live more than or up to 13 years.

This disease like I said above can affect anyone. So it does not matter the sex of the baby.

Once a mistake in a particular Gene happens, it results or causes it to produce an abnormal protein that is called progerin.

The image above is the picture of the first female girl with progeria in africa. She she is from South Africa, although late already.

So when our cells uses this protein - progerin, it breaks down faster and easily. Excessive accumulation of this protein is what makes these kids grow old faster.

So you end up seeing a child of about 10 years looking like a 90 year old woman or man.

The children look normal at the early age of 1 year but gradually begin to manifest the signs and symptoms of progeria and one of which is difficulty in adding weight.

So it happens but we only hope and pray it doesn't happen to any of our children.

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