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Elephant legs (elephantiasis)

Elephant legs (elephantiasis)

Disease elephantiasis or Lymphatic filariasis can be directly recognizable from the form of legs or arms of larger patients. The disease is caused by parasitic worms, including Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, all transmitted by mosquitoes. This disease has been attacked more than 120 million people in the world.

When an infected female mosquito bites a person, the larvae, called microfilariae spread in the bloodstream, the larvae can live for many years. Often disease is only shown after a year are infected.

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