Elephantiasis

Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by the species of the super family Filariodia. Elephantiasis is a common symptom of filariasis that causes thickening of the skin. The word elephantiasis is represented and accurate term for the syndrome it describes: the enlargement of the arms, legs, or genitals to elephantoid size. True elephantiasis is the result of a parasitic infection caused by three specific kinds of round worms they are Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia. timori. The long, threadlike worms block the body's lymphatic system— it is a network of channels, lymph nodes, and organs which helps to maintain proper fluid levels in the body by draining lymph from tissues into the bloodstream. They are commonly infected by