Elephantiasis is a vicious disease in this world. This disease indicates the thickening of tissues at the lower part of the body especially in legs. This disease is caused by filariasis. This disease helps to swell the tissue of the lower parts of the body.
Elephantiasis has given a threat to a billion of people over 80 countries.
At least 120 million of people have already came under its direct effects and among them 40 million people are in very critical condition.
Effects of these diseases are increasing all over the world rapidly. It has stretched the callous steps in all the major countries of the world and in India the situation is going out of control. People are affected in elephantiasis disease due to a kind parasite such as WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, BRUGIA MALAYI etc. This parasite is carried by mosquitoes.
At least 120 million of people have already came under its direct effects and among them 40 million people are in very critical condition.
Effects of these diseases are increasing all over the world rapidly. It has stretched the callous steps in all the major countries of the world and in India the situation is going out of control. People are affected in elephantiasis disease due to a kind parasite such as WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, BRUGIA MALAYI etc. This parasite is carried by mosquitoes.
An initiative has been taken to eradicate the lymphatic filariasis. A report says at least 6.6 billion children have been rescued from being affected of these diseases and the progression of this disease has been stopped in 9.5 billion people.
The treatment of this disease differs according to the geographical location. Albendazole tablet with ivermectin is used for the treatment of this disease at the Saharan Africa but in the rest of the world albendazole with diethylcarbamazine is used to treat the disease.
“Many people in Malabar, Nayars as well as Brahmans and their wives — in fact about a quarter or a fifth of the total population, including the people of the lowest castes — have very large legs, swollen to a great size; and they die of this, and it is an ugly thing to see. They say that this is due to the water through which they go, because the country is marshy. This is called pericaes in the native language, and all the swelling is the same from the knees downward, and they have no pain, nor do they take any notice of this infirmity”-TOM PIRES, Portuguese Diplomat.
This man is suffering from massive scrotal elephantiasis of the early 20th century of Tanzania.
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