[C19fan]

I guess before reading that this was a story from India. India has 16% of the world's population but it seems the incidence of these freakish deformities in India are way higher than that.

[HollyB]

It’s always India.

[HollyB]

It’s always India.

[Nachoman]

She’s born for traditional Indian dancing.

[HollyB]

Poor girl. I’m glad they are going to proceed with surgery instead of building a shrine and saying she’s ‘a god’ as has happened with previous deformities.

[trisham]

It’s a hell-hole.

[Responsibility2nd]

Bathing in a sewer might just have something to do with this.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I guess before reading that this was a story from India. India has 16% of the world's population but it seems the incidence of these freakish deformities in India are way higher than that."

I once read an article that suggested that centuries of rigid enforcement of the caste system led to an increased incidence of deformities through inbreeding. Not sure if true, but seems like a reasonable hypothesis, or at least a contributing factor.

[DannyTN]

Maybe they are cursed in the image of their gods...

[Alberta's Child]

Cool. This woman gave birth to a Hindu goddess.

[Gamecock]

Yeah, [s]he really is breathtaking.

[Responsibility2nd]

"....the first case of two naturally born triplets being conjoined."

 

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. So how many people are we talking about here? Six?

Two triplets equals 6 total?

[Wuli]

Conjoined triplets.

Conjoined births are usually when a an early embryo destined to separate into twins (or triplets) does not completely separate, leaving the later stage twin (or triplet) embryos conjoined in some manner.

I suppose it can be due to a genetic defect in the genes that are supposed to trigger and perform the separation of the early embryo. I imagine there can be a multitude of possible causes for the defect that causes this, including but not merely environmental causes.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember the last time this happened a few years ago. The locals wanted to worship her as a god. The medical men went to work and made her a human again.

I suppose the locals will want this one to be kept as a god.

[bgill]

When their water supply is nothing but a sludge of feces, the only amazing thing is any of the children were born alive.

[TheNext]

Drinking from the feces polluted India river.

The rest of the story.

[Veto!]

Deformaties mentioned could be fixed quite easily. They are not like having 2 heads.

Maybe Ben Carson can be consulted.