INTERESTING STORY: "ROOTS MAN"

Thirty two year old Dede lives in a remote villlage in Indonesia with two children. He may seem to be living a normal life, but in reality he is growing "roots!" It's true. This Indonesian farmer suffers from a disease where root like structures grow out of his body. The branches grow up to 5cm a year. The roots grow from his hands and feet and welts appear all over his body. His job cut him loose and his wife deserted him. In order to make a living, he works in a circus as "Tree Man."

Not all hope is lost though, he still has some support from his extended family. There is even a doctor out there willing to help him. Dr. Anthony Gaspri of the University of Maryland has claimed to have identified the condition. He says it has been caused by HPV(Human Papilloma Virus). According to Gaspri, the virus was able to "hijack the cellular machinery of his skin cells." This means that they produced large amounts of the substance that caused the growing of the "roots." If Dede uses large amounts of synthetic Vitamin A he wil be able to use his hands again.

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