In a time when the world has seen the most advancements in its history, there is still much to learn about the human body, specifically how it works. 

In a time when the world has seen the most advancements in its history, there is still much to learn about the human body, specifically how it works. Although we have made significant progress, there are some things that seem to be too complicated to understand and as such scientists and doctors have a very hard time explaining certain medical conditions. Patients around the world have miraculously recovered from seemingly deadly conditions with no explanation from the medical community. Let’s take a look at some of the most bizarre medical miracles ever documented.  1. Gloria Ramirez - The Toxic Woman  On February 19th, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was brought to the emergency room after experiencing heart palpitations. After running some tests, she was admitted and while in her room, the medical staff felt the air around them change. Additionally, Gloria’s body began to change, her skin became oily and multiple staff claimed that there was a strong smell of garlic and ammonia. One of her nurses passed out, then a doctor, shortly after. In total 23 people fell sick, five of which had to be hospitalized. Gloria was nicknamed “the toxic lady.” No one knows what happened, but some experts believed that she might have been using dimethyl sulfoxide, a pain reliever.  2. The Curious Case of Phineas Gage  In 1848, Phineas Gage was a 25-year-old foreman who was using a tamping iron to pack explosive powder into a hole in the ground. The powder detonated, sending the 43-inch-long tamping iron into poor Phineas’ skull. He survived the ordeal and apart from being blinded in one eye, there was a noticeable difference in Phineas – his personality. Gage went from being a well-mannered young man to a person who “indulged in the grossest profanity” at any given moment. It was so bad that his employers would not take him back. His injury linked the brain to personality, and he is still known as “neuroscience’s most famous patient.” 3. The Dancing Plague Back in 1518 in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace, (now France), hundreds of seemingly normal people got the sudden urge to dance. The dancing started with one woman, but soon many of the towns’ people could not stop themselves from moving. It went on for months to the point where some people died from the mysterious dancing plague. Just as it had started, the dancing stopped. To this day, many believe that the disease’ origin was of a demonic origin, but modern-day physicians think that it could have been stress-induced mass hysteria.  4. Gluten Psychosis  A 37-year-old woman from Massachusetts was going about her normal life when seemingly out of nowhere, she started to experience delusions and severe paranoia which did not respond to psychotic drugs. After running a myriad of tests, it was discovered that she had celiac disease – a disorder where the body launches an immune response when gluten is eaten. By the time the discovery was made, the mystery woman believed that her doctors were conspiring against her. She eventually lost her job, friends and dropped out of school. She went back to her doctors who suggested a gluten-free diet and soon after her episodes seemed like a distant memory. While on her road to recovery, she accidentally had gluten and her symptoms came back with a vengeance - she attempted to harm her parents. She went back on a gluten-free diet, only this time, it was from her prison cell.  5. Sanju Bhagat - The Twin Within the Twin Sanju Bhagat was a 36-year-old farmer who always had a bigger belly than his peers and was often teased for “looking pregnant”. In 1999, the Indian native began to experience breathing difficulties and what was just a cosmetic issue for Bhagat, became something much more complicated when doctors operated to remove the bulge that was pressing on his diaphragm. At first glance, doctors could not believe their eyes. Bhagat’s twin brother was growing inside of him, an extremely rare condition called fetus in fetu which usually results in the loss of both twins. With less than 100 cases recorded in medical literature, Bhagat was a medical wonder. He still gets teased for “having” a baby, but he is grateful to be in good health.

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