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* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_19602_6-insane-last-resort-surgeries-that-actually-worked.html 6 Insane Last Resort Surgeries That Actually Worked] is about medically created,'' beneficial'' body horror. On the surface of it, yes, sewing someone's hand to their leg, growing a jaw on their back, or implanting a tooth in their eye and creating a raw-meat looking eye substitute is all pretty horrifying. But the fact is that they're better off, or will be once the process is finished.
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_19602_6-insane-last-resort-surgeries-that-actually-worked.html 6 Insane Last Resort Surgeries That Actually Worked] is about medically created,'' beneficial'' body horror. On the surface of it, yes, sewing someone's hand to their leg, growing a jaw on their back, or implanting a tooth in their eye and creating a raw-meat looking eye substitute is all pretty horrifying. But the fact is that they're better off, or will be once the process is finished.
* The Black Plague. Various white swellings that change color, puking blood, a high fever, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the desire to fall asleep]]...yeah.
* The Black Plague. Various white swellings that change color, puking blood, a high fever, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the desire to fall asleep]]...yeah.
* [[wikipedia:Orf chr(28)diseasechr(29)|Orf]], a viral disease that sheep and goats get, forms crusty scabs on their muzzle and lips. It can even be spread to humans.
* [[wikipedia:Orf (disease)|Orf]], a viral disease that sheep and goats get, forms crusty scabs on their muzzle and lips. It can even be spread to humans.
** It's also known as "Hoof and Mouth Disease". If left unchecked, it can infect the ''entire head'', and it can survive for ''six months'' in soil.
** It's also known as "Hoof and Mouth Disease". If left unchecked, it can infect the ''entire head'', and it can survive for ''six months'' in soil.
* Leprosy. Besides [[Grotesque Gallery|the obvious]], imagine having your limbs, even your head, being loose enough to ''literally fall off your body.''
* Leprosy. Besides [[Grotesque Gallery|the obvious]], imagine having your limbs, even your head, being loose enough to ''literally fall off your body.''
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