I think it was discovered in 1988, but no one knew how to stop it. You can go to http://www.elephantiasis/pictures and it will show what this transforming disease does to an innocent person. WARNING: THEY ARE REAL!!!!!
Elephantiasis was first described by ancient Greek historians in the 4th and 5th centuries BC. The link between filarial parasites and elephantiasis was confirmed in the late 19th century by science.
Patrick Manson discovered it in 1877.
is elephantiasis contagious?
Causal organism is a helminth called Wuchereria bancrofti
Absolutely. If the shoe fits, wear it!
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The limb in which the problem lymphatic vessel is in can become swelled. This could ultimately cause elephantiasis.
is elephantiasis contagious?
A major symptom of elephantiasis is the swelling of the arms and the legs.
No, elephantiasis is caused by microscopic parasitic threadlike worms
Elephantiasis is caused by a microfilarial nematode (very small worm).
The agents responsible for most of the elephantiasis in the world are filarial worms
Elephantiasis is a disease that causes thickening of the skin and tissue. Elephantiasis can cause certain body parts to swell to the size of a soccer ball or basketball.
the Filarial round worm causes elephantiasis
Carl Fr Hecker has written: 'Die Elephantiasis' -- subject(s): Elephantiasis
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a gross and visible enlargement of the arms and legs Elephantiasis is characterized by the gross enlargement of a limb or areas of the trunk or head.
Three kinds of round worms cause elephantiasis filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori
Other terms for elephantiasis are Barbados leg, elephant leg, morbus herculeus, mal de Cayenne, and myelolymphangioma