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Harlequin ichthyosis is a severe genetic disorder that mainly affects the skin. Infants with this condition are born with very hard, thick skin covering most of their bodies. The skin forms large, diamond-shaped plates that are separated by deep cracks (fissures). These skin abnormalities affect the shape of the eyelids, nose, mouth, and ears, and limit movement of the arms and legs. Restricted movement of the chest can lead to breathing difficulties and respiratory failure. The skin normally forms a protective barrier between the body and its surrounding environment. The skin abnormalities associated with harlequin ichthyosis disrupt this barrier, making it more difficult for affected infants to control water loss, regulate their body temperature, and fight infections. Infants with harlequin ichthyosis often experience an excessive loss of fluids (dehydration) and develop life-threatening infections in the first few weeks of life. It used to be very rare for affected...

Few years ago, 2014, during the Goodluck Jonathan (the erstwhile President of Nigeria) administration the west sent a biological weapon to Africa, Nigeria was a major target. A human being loaded with EBOLA virus came into this country landed in Lagos the most populous state in the country for to attend an oblivious conference. That man was diagnosed of Ebola and would not cooperate with the care givers. It took one brave woman Dr. Ameyo Adedevoh , who dealt him a defeating closeline and single handedly restrained him to the bed. She is said to be the greatest grand daughter of Nigeria's foremost founding father of the Nigerian state, Ajayi Crowther. She is credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the patient zero , Patrick Sawyer , in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian government. When threatened by Liberian officials who wanted the patient to be discharged to attend a conference, she resisted the pressu...