Pennsylvania Teen Fighting Rare Rapid-Aging Disease Died on Christmas Eve

Pennsylvania Teen Fighting Rare Rapid-Aging Disease Died on Christmas Eve
Josiah Viera, 14, who had Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, also known as rapid-aging disease, died on Dec. 24, 2018. Oliver Marmol/Twitter
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A Pennsylvania teenager with a rare rapid-aging disease died on Christmas Eve at age 14.

Josiah Viera had Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, also known as rapid-aging disease. It affects just one in four million newborns worldwide.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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