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Dede Koswara (1971 – January 30, 2016), also known as the "Tree Man", was an Indonesian carpenter with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), a rare disease that causes the human papillomavirus (HPV) to grow uncontrollably, leading to the development of warts resembling tree bark. For most of his life, he was shunned for having an unknown disease.
In November 2007, a video of a 35-year-old Indonesian man named Dede Koswara with a similar disease appeared on the Internet. [16] His story appeared on the U.S. Discovery Channel and TLC series My Shocking Story (Extraordinary People on UK's Five) in the episode "Half Man Half Tree". [17]
"Tree man" syndrome is so rare that only 200 cases have been reported globally. Doctors told CNN that after Bajandar's 25 unsuccessful operations, he has refused to return for further treatment.
10-year-old Sahana Khatun may be the first female to ever be diagnosed with 'tree-man syndrome ... on life are currently running tests to decipher if the young girl suffers from the rare disease ...
Removing blighted trees to control the disease was first attempted when the blight was discovered, but this proved to be an ineffective solution. Scientists then set out to introduce a hyperparasitic hypovirus into the chestnut blight fungus. The trees infected with virus-treated fungus responded immediately and began to heal over their cankers.
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The disease gets its name from the black patches that grow on the trunks of infected trees. In a newly infected tree, branches become denuded and then die off. Eventually, the entire tree succumbs.
Based on this information, a search was initiated and resulted in the discovery of Pyemotes herfsi preying on midge larvae in leaf galls on pin oak trees. The United States Centers for Disease Control estimated that during an outbreak in August 2004, 54% of the population of Crawford County, Kansas, or about 19,000 people, suffered from its ...