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A snake coiled around the Rod of Aesclepius.

A black-and-white zebra.

A green frog.

Mostly genetic and thus presented throughout the person's entire life.

Any disease that affects a large percentage of the population.

Any disease that affects more than 1 in 2,000 people, according to the EU and a condition that affects more than 200,000 people in the US.

Life Cycle Assessment.

Large Civil Aircraft.

Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Cystic Fibrosis.

Down syndrome.

A mitochondrially inherited (transmitted from mother to offspring) degeneration of retinal ganglion cells.

A severe retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the CEP290 gene.

A severe retinal dystrophy the same as Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.

Rare Disease Day takes place on the 4th of July each year.

Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year.

Rare Disease Day takes place on the 1st of January each year.

The retina, a tissue at the back of the eye that detects light and color.

The lens, a transparent biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, refracts light to be focused on the retina.

The iris, responsible for regulating the amount of light that gets into the eye.

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Helen Sharman

Anne Sullivan

Extensive knowledge of rare diseases, easily available to the doctors and the patients.

Limited accessibility to genetic testing, high costs.

Too many doctors specializing in the rare diseases.