Jun.03.2008 Boy in bubble now free of bubble
Did you know that there are still boys in bubbles? Well, make that one less so-called “bubble boy”.
A boy who is only one of seven in the world with a genetic mutation appears to have been cured after spending two months sealed away in a bubble chamber, the Daily Mail reported.
Rhys Harris, 7, has a genetic mutation called NEMO, or Nuclear Factor Kappa B Essential Modulator mutation, which causes recurrent bacterial infections and abnormalities to the hair, teeth, nails, sweat glands, cranial-facial structure and other body parts.
After Rhys was diagnosed with tuberculosis, his parents, Kevin and Dawn Harris, allowed doctors to seal the boy in a space-age airtight chamber, according to the Daily Mail.
No one, including his parents, was allowed to touch him while Rhys was in the bubble chamber. Doctors thought Rhys would have to stay in the isolated room for as long as eight months.
But after just two months, he was strong enough to return to his home near Newbridge, South Wales. He had to wear a mask, however, to protect him from illness.
I’m sorry, the correct answer is “Moops”.
I’d make a more clever joke but I read up on NEMO to see what it did. Turns out, this is what it does:
Mutation of the gene encoding NEMO can result in immunodeficiency without ectodermal dysplasia
Aaaaand I refuse to subject my brain to any more of this. Like I’m so perplexed that I don’t even want to say anything mean about the kid. Godspeed you brave lil soldier.
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