Haiti has finally carried out a nationwide campaign to get rid of the parasitic worms that cause elephantiasis. Haiti has waged other campaigns against the condition, characterized by severe ...
As the name "elephantiasis" implies, the condition causes a person's limb to resemble that of an elephant. Elephantiasis is actually a complication of a parasitic infection called lymphatic filariasis ...
A 10-day anti-elephantiasis drug administration campaign has been launched in Banke for the 16th time, targeting more than ...
A 53-year-old man in India developed elephantiasis in his leg after contracting a parasite via a mosquito bite four years ago. Now the man has lost significant mobility, had to give up work, and may ...
Though nearly 1.4 billion people are at risk of developing a disfiguring disease that’s easily preventable, it remains one of the most overlooked conditions. But a powerful new campaign hopes to ...
Mahmoud Said Kheder's sinewy body is honed by years of toil in the corn and wheat fields, but his long robe conceals a lower leg that is swollen to the size of a paint can. Nineteen years ago, Kheder ...
A rare condition called elephantiasis, which tends to strike people in tropical parts of the world, was long thought to occur due to a parasitic infection. But a new study shows that the condition can ...
I cannot feed myself and my two children, and we would have starved to death if not for my son that hustles daily with his commercial motorcycle (okada). My dream was shattered and the dream I have ...
A rare condition called elephantiasis, which tends to strike people in tropical parts of the world, was long thought to occur due to a parasitic infection. But a new study shows that the condition can ...
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