The human body is capable of disgusting, horrifying things.

Sometimes you hear about diseases and afflictions that sound so awful and terrifying, you can’t even bring yourself to look them up. Well, we did and you’re right to not go looking for these pictures. There’s Harlequin ichthyosis, which makes babies look like wormy little vampires, Proteus syndrome which distorts people’s bones until their unrecognizable, Ectrodactyly which gives people lizard-like hands and feet, and a lot more ungodly, eye-ball burning illnesses.

If you were thinking about going to medical school, here’s a warning of what you might be in for.