On our planet, home to more than seven billion people.We all belong to the same species (Homo Sapiens), have similar karyotype.But the nature and there are failures.They manifest themselves in a variety of genetic diseases, one of which - gigantism.
High Growth: Causes
What is the cause of gigantism?Those who are taught in school biology may recall that in the body there is a gland (the pituitary gland) that produce growth hormone - somatropin.Patients gigantism observed excessive release of this hormone, which leads to excessive growth of the trunk and extremities.Tall people usually suffer from other diseases caused by a disproportionate increase in body parts.
High Growth: Implications
Gigantism comes a tall man ... has far more problems than it may seem at first glance.Firstly, the growth of some organs can grow faster than others, which causes pain.Second, the excessive growth leads to an increase in the load on the musculoskeletal system.Therefore, the highest people of the planet use crutches - it is difficult to walk, because they hurt the joints (of the knee), weakened muscles.Also gigantism patients often complain of fatigue, a marked reduction in disability, headaches.
Treatment
Thanks to modern technology, you can stop the gigantism.Methods for its treatment based on the use of hormonal drugs that inhibit the action of growth hormone and radiotherapy.Their combination gives positive results: in the modern world patients gigantism much less than, for example, in the twentieth century.
Names
Although gigantism - a disease such people willy-nilly become famous.Currently nomination Guinness Book of Records' tallest man in the world "belongs to the Sultan Kosenu.This title he received in 2009: then his height is 247 centimeters.He surpassed his predecessor by 11 centimeters (previously this page book took Mr Bao with the growth of 236 centimeters)!After repeated measurements in 2011 revealed that Sultan Kosen continues to grow.So, it was a new record of 251 cm.He played basketball, but he had to abandon the sport, since he started having problems with her legs.Interviewers' questions, he answers that he sees in their growth are quite a few advantages.For example, the Sultan can easily change the light bulbs in the chandeliers, or to collect fruit from tall trees in the garden.
fact, Sultan Kosen is not the tallest man on the planet.Leonid Stadnyuk, Ukrainian, has a rising 257 centimeters.Incredibly, in the classroom, he was the youngest, and sat in the front row.Rapid growth began after the surgery doctors removed his tumor, but touched the pituitary gland.Leonid graduated from high school and high school, worked as a veterinarian.But he had to resign: he claims that animals were frightened of his great height.Like many tall people, Leonid Stadnyuk experienced difficulties with the selection of shoes.One day, because of this he even frostbitten feet.Leonid died in 2014.
The list of "giants" can be turned on and the Russian Nikolay Pankratov.His height is 235 centimeters, which gives him a lot of inconvenience.Most of the load on the knee joint can lead to complete immobilization.
Back in the 20th century
So, who are the tallest people in the story?Undoubtedly, the first in the list is Robert Wadlow.He was born in 1918 in America.If you believe the written sources, its growth is an absolute record, no one is no longer made.At the age of four years, Robert began to grow rapidly.In eight years, he had a 188 cm in height, to eighteen years - 254 cm. Like other tall people, Wadlow suffered illnesses feet and he needed crutches.Actually, it was they brought the young man to death.In 1940, he rubbed his leg with his crutch.The wound became infected, began sepsis.July 15 Robert Wadlow died.At the time of his death he weighed 199 kilograms during the growth of 272 centimeters.
next in the list of champions listed Chinese Zheng Zhinlyan.For four years she was as tall as an adult - 153 cm!Because of the very rapid and disproportionate growth of different parts of the body Zheng suffered from severe scoliosis, and could not stand up straight.She died in 1982, at age seventeen, with growth of 248.3 centimeters.
odd couple
Anna Swan - one of the highest in the history of women.According to unconfirmed reports its height was 242 centimeters.Anna was born in 1846 and almost immediately began to grow rapidly.For six years its growth has reached 163 centimeters, and to 18 years - 225 cm!
It was hard to get into life.Nobody wanted to take her to work.In the end, she had to agree to take part in circus performances.The circus is often burned, and once she almost died.After that, she left the show and went to travel to Europe in the hope of finding similar to her people.
She was lucky.She met Martin Bates, who was almost as high.About a year later, they decided to get married.Young couple riveted the attention of all of Europe: even members of the royal families were closely watched for their lives.
After some time in their family have a child!He was very big - weighed 9 kilograms during the growth of 70 centimeters!Unfortunately, almost immediately after birth, he died.But after a few years, Anna became pregnant again.The child was so great that he could not get out on their own, as well as the modern technology did not exist, he had to get the forceps.Of course, by this treatment the child died.His height is 85 cm, weight - 12 kg!
heroine herself died in 1888.
Two opposites
lowest and the highest people meet!Certainly, almost everyone has seen pictures where there are a number of dwarf and a giant.They captured the Sultan Kosen near two of the young people of the world: Heh PingPingom and Chandra Dungy.Height 251 cm Sultan Kosena, Xe PingPinga - 74.6 cm, Ch Dungy - 54.6 cm.
But not only Sultan Kosen met with young people.There are much more interesting example: Jyoti Amge and Brahim Takiulla.Jyoti - the lowest woman in the world.Her height - only 61 cm.Brahim - officially the second highest man.His height - 246 cm. Tell the truth - opposites attract.
So, as you can see, gigantism is not a disease that can break the life.Complicate - yes, but not broken.Tall people even popular!
