A lady, from the Philippines, fears her son’s werewolf-like look is because of her being pregnant longing for cat.
Alma believes that her being pregnant longing for cat led to her son’s werewolf-like look. | Image: ViralPress
Apayao: In a weird case from the Philippines, a girl who ate a cat when she was pregnant fears that her craving trigger her son to seem like a werewolf. Alma Gamongan, from Apayao, gave start to a child boy with a head stuffed with hair, black sideburns and patches of hair overlaying his face, neck, again, legs and arms.
Pregnancy craving to eat cat
Two-year-old Jaren’s complete physique is roofed in hair attributable to a uncommon situation. However, his superstitious mom thinks that his uncommon look is due to her feline-craving when she was anticipating him.
While pregnant, Alma skilled intense cravings for wild cat, a uncommon dish in her distant mountain area. Unable to withstand her cravings, she received a black cat from her pals within the village, cooked it with herbs to fulfill her urge for food.
However, when Jared was born, she regretted her choice of consuming the cat, believing {that a} curse fell upon her son. The villagers additionally stated that Jared’s situation was attributable to a curse.
Werewolf syndrome child
Meanwhile, docs stated that the little boy suffers from a medical situation generally known as werewolf syndrome or hypertrichosis.
The mother worries that Jared can be bullied for wanting completely different when he goes to highschool.
“I blamed myself when he was born because of the cravings I had. I felt very guilty. But then recently the doctors told me it was not related,” Alma was quoted as saying by Daily Star.
Jaren’s older sister or younger brother don’t have the situation.
When Jared complains about itchy rashes throughout scorching climate, Alma offers him frequent baths.
“We even tried to cut the hair, but it would just grow back even longer and thicker, so we stopped doing it,” the mum stated.
The situation impacts “one in every one billion people,” Dr Ravelinda Soriano Perez stated. Only 50 instances of werewolf syndrome have been reported world huge because the Middle Ages.
While there isn’t any remedy for the situation, laser hair removing may assist folks with werewolf syndrome.
