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Article: Elephantiasis: A hidden menace.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- August 29, 2004
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My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin is broken, and become loathsome.
The Book of Job 7:5
The Holy Bible, King James Version
VICTIMS of lymphatic filariasis, a little known tropical disease, might as well be characters from "The Twilight Zone." Imagine legs the size of tree trunks or a mans scrotum so big that they scrape the floor. Theres no doubt that these are the descriptions that justify lymphatic filariasis other name: Elephantiasis.
What is it? This parasitic disease starts with a mosquito bite. After 7 to 21 days, an infective stage follows where thread-like worms or filariae invade the lymphatic system of ...