Tuesday 17 April 2012

Baby with 6 legs born in Pakistan

This handout photograph released by the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) on April 16, 2012, shows a newly-born child with six legs as he lies in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward at a hospital in Karachi. Doctors in Pakistan are fighting to save the life of a baby boy born with six legs because of a rare genetic condition, hospital officials said.       AFP PHOTO/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF  CHILD HEALTH (NICH) -----EDITORS NOTE---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /HO/ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF  CHILD HEALTH (NICH)" ---- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo credit should read HO/AFP/Getty Images)

This 6-legged baby boy was born few day ago in Sukkur, South-eastern Pakistan with six legs due to a rare genetic condition. Doctors believe that he is a conjoined twins with the other baby not fully developed. The condition affect one in a million babies. Doctors are planning a surgery to save his life at the moment.

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