Maybe you didn't hear about elephantiasis yet, and there comes the question what is elephantiasis? Well, it's a disease also called Lymphatic filariasis caused by microscopic worms. This worm stores inside our body and after years of having the disease inside your body the symptoms start to shown on your skin. Lymphatic filariasis is a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability worldwide. People with the disease can suffer pain, disfigurement, and sexual disability. Communities …showed first 75 words of 683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 683 total…symptoms may include swelling of the tissue under the skin resulting from obstruction, destruction or underdevelopment of lymph vessels and accumulation of excessive lymph fluid. Secondary Lymphedema. - is a disorder of the lymphatic system resulting from infection. Symptoms may include sudden onset, chills, high fever and the presence of a red, hot, swollen leg. Filariasis. - is a disorder spread to man by mosquito bite. Major symptoms may include chills, fever, headache and elephantiasis.