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Enlargement and hardening of body parts due to swelling
Elephantiasis, often incorrectly called elephantitis, is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling (edema). It is characterised
Elephantiasis
Medical condition
Elephantiasis nostras, also known as "Holliman's Edema," is a disease that usually affects the lower legs or scrotum. Swelling is accompanied by rough
Elephantiasis_nostras
Medical condition
most cases have no symptoms, some people develop a syndrome called elephantiasis, which is marked by severe swelling in the arms, legs, breasts, or genitals
Lymphatic_filariasis
Parasitic disease caused by a family of nematode worms
affected regions which then progresses to elephantiasis. W. bancrofti often causes hydrocele and scrotal elephantiasis. Moreover, disruption of lymphatic vessels
Filariasis
Human disease
Podoconiosis, also known as nonfilarial elephantiasis, is a disease of the lymphatic vessels of the lower extremities that is caused by chronic exposure
Podoconiosis
Swelling in the scrotum as a result of chronic lymphatic obstruction
removal, or radiotherapy. This condition is also known as lymphscrotum or elephantiasis scroti. Filariasis Lymphatic system Liu, Yi; Zeng, Rui (2020), "Physical
Chyloderma
Accumulation of fluid in a body cavity
condition would be a part of more diffuse sequelae commonly referred to as elephantiasis, which also affects the lymphatic system in other parts of the body
Hydrocele
American with scrotal elephantiasis
man who attracted worldwide attention for his problems with scrotal elephantiasis, which caused his scrotum to grow to a weight of 132.5 pounds (60.1 kg)
Wesley_Warren_Jr.
Welfare scheme in Telangana, India
system of pensions to old people, widows, members of the Goud caste, elephantiasis patients, people with AIDS, physically disabled people and beedi (cigarette)
Aasara_pension
Anatomy with the texture of an orange peel
angioid streaks, which are common in pseudoxanthoma elasticum, or in elephantiasis caused by thread-like, microscopic parasitic worms (filariasis). Peau
Peau_d'orange
Termination of a species' lineage
malaria) and Aedes mosquitoes (which spread dengue fever, yellow fever, elephantiasis, and other diseases) represent only 30 of around 3,500 mosquito species;
Extinction
Chronic disease caused by bacterial infection
name "holy disease" instead of the commonly used "elephant's disease" (elephantiasis), implying that God did not create this disease to punish people but
Leprosy
Sexually transmitted infection
confused it with other diseases such as leprosy (Hansen's disease) or elephantiasis. The great variety of symptoms of treponematosis, the different ages
Syphilis
Medical condition
a medical term referring to elephantiasis of the female genitals. In the past, the term has also referred to elephantiasis of the male genitalia. Esthiomene
Esthiomene
American arm wrestler (born June 1963)
(13 cm). His limb size is notably not a consequence of gigantism or elephantiasis. Dabe has been arm wrestling since 1981, and was given the nickname
Jeff_Dabe
Family of flies
female Anopheles mosquitoes. Lymphatic filariasis, the main cause of elephantiasis, is spread by a wide variety of mosquitoes. A bacterial disease spread
Mosquito
Interdisciplinary branch of medicine
Medicine in 1899. He is credited with discovering the vector by which elephantiasis was being passed to humans. He learned it was a microscopic nematode
Tropical_medicine
Species of filarial nematode
lymphatic filariasis in humans. Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a condition characterized by swelling of the lower limbs. The two
Brugia_malayi
Parasites which use humans as a host
several diseases such as Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), Hookworm, Elephantiasis, Schistosomiasis, Malaria, and Amebiasis cause unique and specific symptoms
Human_parasite
Awareness day for addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
Over a billion people are at risk for infection by filarial nematodes, parasites that cause elephantiasis
World_NTD_Day
Type of interaction between species
Patrick Manson discovered the life cycle of the filarial worms that cause elephantiasis transmitted by mosquitoes. Manson further predicted that the malaria
Parasitism
Surgery to remove unwanted fat
collagen performance. Uses include "cankles", debulking surgery for elephantiasis nostras and lipedema. Radiofrequency-assisted Liposuction, also known
Liposuction
1818 sonnet by Percy Shelley
Publishing. ISBN 9781443808125. Crook, Nora; Guiton, Derek (1986). "Elephantiasis". Shelley's Venomed Melody. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521320849
Ozymandias
Tetracycline-class antibiotic
reproduce). This reduces transmission of diseases such as onchocerciasis and elephantiasis. A randomized controlled trial showed that an eight-week course of doxycycline
Doxycycline
Thickening of the skin
pachydermoperiostosis, an autosomal genetic disorder. It can also occur in acromegaly, elephantiasis, and podoconiosis. The adjective pachydermatous is used to describe
Pachyderma
Species complex of mosquitos
bancrofti which causes lymphatic filariasis, a symptom of which is elephantiasis. The Anopheles gambiae complex or Anopheles gambiae sensu lato was recognized
Anopheles_gambiae
Elimination of a disease from all hosts
eradication: dracunculiasis (Guinea worm), and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). Other long-running eradication programs that have been attempted are
Eradication of infectious diseases
Eradication_of_infectious_diseases
Australian film producer, writer and director
Productions. Retrieved 2 April 2019. Necessary Games at IMDb Elephantiasis at IMDb "Elephantiasis | Closer Productions". closerproductions.com.au. Life in
Sophie_Hyde
Elephantiasis, a disease caused by filarial nematodes
Effects of parasitic worms on the immune system
Effects_of_parasitic_worms_on_the_immune_system
2015 Indian film by Shankar
Vasudevan into repeatedly injecting himself with the virus that causes Elephantiasis under the guise of an rabies antidote, causing Vasudevan's entire body
I_(2015_film)
Diverse group of tropical infectious diseases which are common in developing countries
skin, nerves, eyes, and limbs. Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis. There are approximately 120 million individuals infected and 40 million
Neglected_tropical_diseases
South Korean singer and actor (born 1990)
2012, he was appointed as an ambassador and visited Ethiopia to meet elephantiasis patients and the children he was supporting, including a young child
Lee_Jun-ho
Skin lesions due to chronic blood pooling in a region of the body
indications for partial removal include advanced fibrotic lymphedema and elephantiasis. Despite the existence of these treatments, chronic venous edema, which
Stasis_papillomatosis
2007 film by Andrew Dominik
writer-director Andrew Dominik... but suffers from an unfortunate case of elephantiasis." Beale said Affleck is "outstanding in a breakout performance" and
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The_Assassination_of_Jesse_James_by_the_Coward_Robert_Ford
Condition where a certain body part grows larger than normal size
occurring on a limb, before the closure of epiphyses in long bones Elephantiasis, which is quite common in southeast Asia due to prevalence of filariasis
Local_gigantism
Cargo ship carrying slaves onboard from Africa to the Americas
tapeworm, sleeping sickness, trypanosomiasis, yaws, syphilis, leprosy, elephantiasis, and melancholia resulted in the deaths of slaves on board slave ships
Slave_ship
Australian actress
2008 Uncle Jonny Auntie Louise Short film 2010 I Love You Too Rebecca Elephantiasis Meredith Short film 2014 Shotgun Wedding Cleo Short film TBA Scales
Katrina_Milosevic
Academic journal
Full-page engraved illustration of elephantiasis of the scrotum from the May 1867 issue
New York Medical Journal (1865)
New_York_Medical_Journal_(1865)
Parasitologist and a virologist
molecular biology and genomics of the parasites that cause diseases such as elephantiasis, and river blindness, and on the evolution of the influenza virus. She
Elodie_Ghedin
Chemical compound
are sometimes added to treatment. In cases of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi, albendazole is sometimes
Albendazole
Sexually transmitted infection
autoinoculation of infectious discharge can occur.[citation needed] Genital elephantiasis or esthiomene, which is the dramatic end-result of lymphatic obstruction
Lymphogranuloma_venereum
Genus of seed shrimps
distribution. Species include: Cypridopsis bamberi Henderson, 1986 Cypridopsis elephantiasis Hu & Tao, 2008 Cypridopsis sinensis Hu & Tao, 2008 "Cypridopsis". Global
Cypridopsis
Disease of draft horses
leading to edema of the lower limbs. CPL resembles the human disease elephantiasis verrucosa nostra. CPL is a progressive disease, which begins below the
Chronic progressive lymphedema
Chronic_progressive_lymphedema
worm disease, Medina worm) Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) Elephantiasis tropica (elephantiasis arabum) Elephant skin Enterobiasis (oxyuriasis, pinworm infection
List_of_skin_conditions
flavoprotein, deficiency of Elejalde syndrome Elephant man in context of NF Elephantiasis Elliott–Ludman–Teebi syndrome Ellis–Yale–Winter syndrome Ellis–van Creveld
List_of_diseases_(E)
State of having one's appearance injured or changed
argyria birthmarks burns cancer cataracts circumcision cleft lip eczema elephantiasis erysipelas frostbite gangrene gigantomastia gynecomastia keloids leprosy
Disfigurement
Medication for parasite infestations
Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease commonly known as elephantiasis, which impairs the lymphatic system and can lead to the abnormal enlargement
Ivermectin
Infection by a pathogen of non-human origin
life-cycle, diseases such as African schistosomiasis, river blindness, and elephantiasis are not defined as zoonotic, even though they may depend on transmission
Zoonosis
Ancient trading confederation in the Horn of Africa (2500 BCE – 980 BCE)
Queen was sometimes hypothesized to have had advanced steatopygia or elephantiasis. According to Senegalese Egyptologist, Aboubacry Moussa Lam, the Egyptians
Land_of_Punt
Human disease caused by a lack of vitamin B3
debates raged as to how to classify the disease (as a form of scurvy, elephantiasis, or as something new) and over its causation. In the 19th century, Roussel
Pellagra
living conditions. The disease was known in Ancient Greece as elephantiasis (elephantiasis graecorum). At various times blood was considered to be a treatment
History_of_leprosy
beans, rice, and various grains or soil contaminated with human feces Elephantiasis – Lymphatic filariasis Wuchereria bancrofti lymphatic system thick blood
List_of_parasites_of_humans
Typeface classification for letterforms without serifs
thickness, so that those which should be thin look as if they had the elephantiasis." Similarly, the painter Joseph Farington wrote in his diary on 13 September
Sans-serif
American actor (1894–1946)
incorrectly attributed later by film studio publicity departments to elephantiasis resulting from exposure to a German mustard gas attack during service
Rondo_Hatton
German-born Moravian missionary
her activities was teaching younger missionaries. She suffered from elephantiasis, but continued to work until dying; upon her death a number of articles
Maria_Hartmann
Organ system in vertebrates complementary to the circulatory system
neck, and abdomen may also be affected. In an extreme state, called elephantiasis, the edema progresses to the extent that the skin becomes thick with
Lymphatic_system
Argive princesses in Greek mythology
stream in Elis) whose cleansing water had the ability to cure leprosy, elephantiasis, and scabies, or just threw them into the river itself. After the two
Proetids
papers for the Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal on, for example, elephantiasis, smallpox vaccination and military medical statistics. He retired from
John_Kinnis
Genus of spiders
(Bioko) Hysterocrates efuliensis (Smith, 1990) – Cameroon Hysterocrates elephantiasis (Berland, 1917) – Congo Hysterocrates gigas Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
Hysterocrates
Swelling due to a compromised lymphatic system
subcutaneous fat and fibrosis develop. Stage III: Encompasses lymphostatic elephantiasis where pitting can be absent and trophic skin changes such as acanthosis
Lymphedema
American surgical pathologist
"Lymphangiosarcoma in postmastectomy lymphedema. A report of six cases in elephantiasis chirurgica." Cancer, 1948 "Occupational and Post-Traumatic Cancer,"
Fred_W._Stewart
Ancient Greek physician
and had come into existence within recent memory, and says that both elephantiasis and rabies originated in the time of the physician Asclepiades of Bithynia
Athenodoros_(physician)
Species of parasitic worm
cracked skin of infected individuals to that of elephants, hence the name elephantiasis to describe the disease.[citation needed] In 1862 in Paris, Jean-Nicolas
Wuchereria_bancrofti
Irish-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate in medicine (born 1930)
worm that causes the illness. Merck went on to study the treatment of elephantiasis. The research of Satoshi Ōmura, William Campbell, and their co-workers
William C. Campbell (scientist)
William_C._Campbell_(scientist)
Large type of parasitic organism
(pinworm infection, oxyuriasis), filariasis, dracunculiasis (guinea worm), elephantiasis, enterobiasis (pinworm), filariasis, hookworm infection (includes Necatoriasis
Parasitic_worm
Disease prevalent in or unique to tropical and subtropical regions
mosquitoes throughout the tropics 38.5 million (2015) few lymphoedema, elephantiasis, hydrocele Onchocerciasis /ˌɒŋkoʊsɜːrˈkaɪəsɪs, -ˈsaɪ-/ (river blindness)
Tropical_disease
Superfamily of roundworms
troublesome diseases of the warmer regions, including river blindness and elephantiasis. The Filarioidea include several families: Aproctidae Filariidae Onchocercidae
Filarioidea
research Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) Microscopic examination of blood Albendazole with ivermectin or diethylcarbamazine
List_of_infectious_diseases
English physician
College of Physicians). In 1873 he delivered the Goulstonian Lectures on Elephantiasis Græcorum, or, True Leprosy. His Handbook on skin diseases was a standard
Robert_Liveing
Efforts to reduce damage from mosquitoes
malaria) and Aedes mosquitoes (which spread dengue fever, yellow fever, elephantiasis, zika, and other diseases) represent only 30 out of some 3,500 mosquito
Mosquito_control
Oral tale from the Congo told by the Nyanga people
Shemwindo gets away. Mwindo punishes the aardvark by inflicting him with elephantiasis, a painful swelling disease. Mwindo returns to the world and pursues
Mwindo_epic
Photographic documentation of medical subjects
objectification. Published as Bellevue Venus by Oscar G. Mason, for depicting elephantiasis. For contrast an alternative, less exposing picture of the same person
Medical_photography
Social stigma around people with leprosy
ritualised banning of lepers became incorporated into the treatment of elephantiasis -- against the advice of physicians like Caelius Aurelianus (4th/5th
Leper_colony_stigma
institution; this illness was known back then as Saint Lazarus illness, or elephantiasis of the Greeks (leprosy). The disease first manifested symptoms such
Rafael_Lucio_Nájera
American physician
Furthermore, he was the first to perform a Kondoleon operation for elephantiasis in the U.S. In 1896, he published an influential pamphlet, The Surgical
Rudolph_Matas
Indian clinical pharmacologist
C. Roy Award for her work with drugs combating malaria, epilepsy, elephantiasis and heart diseases – (2002). Nathaniel T. Kwit memorial Awarde – (2018)
Nilima_Arun_Kshirsagar
Infection by the Guinea worm
PMID 35895421. Hotez PJ (2013). "The filarial infections: lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and dracunculiasis (Guinea worm)". Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases:
Dracunculiasis
Egyptian pharaoh of the 11th Dynasty
depictions of Mentuhotep II seem to indicate that he suffered from elephantiasis, resulting in swollen legs. Mentuhotep II was the son of Intef III and
Mentuhotep_II
American Samoan nurse
dealings with the health authorities. In the villages she visited, elephantiasis and yaws were common diseases and malnutrition widespread. She delivered
Grace_Pepe_Malemo_Haleck
17th Century lecture series for physicians
and Mind 1871 Samuel Gee, The Heat of the Body 1873 Robert Liveing, Elephantiasis Graecorum, or True Leprosy 1874 Joseph Frank Payne, On the origin and
Goulstonian_Lecture
PT boat
a host of unpleasant diseases like malaria, dengue, dysentery, and elephantiasis. The Navy men stationed there also contended with cockroaches, rats
Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-109
Study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them
disease strongyloidiasis. Patrick Manson discovered the life cycle of elephantiasis, caused by nematode worms transmitted by mosquitoes, in 1877. Manson
Parasitology
Scottish parasitologist
that filaria (a small worm) transmitted by mosquitos was the cause of elephantiasis. In 1903 he was head of a team sent to Uganda to investigate the cause
George_Carmichael_Low
Species of plant
circulatory and neurological disorders and was used to treat fevers, elephantiasis, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The milky juice of Calotropis procera
Calotropis_gigantea
Czech parasitologist (1875–1915)
turned his attention to other tropical infections like trachoma and elephantiasis. In 1908, he conducted research on trypanosomiasis and viral infections
Stanislaus_von_Prowazek
Cook Islands doctor and politician (1934–2020)
to prevent the spread of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). He principally resided in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was medical
Joe Williams (Cook Islands politician)
Joe_Williams_(Cook_Islands_politician)
vesico-vaginal fistula, trachoma, various scars and most importantly elephantiasis, to which he devised a new bloodless operation. He was also innovative
Leader_Stirling
death, St. Benjamin fell ill with dropsy (ὄγκος - possibly referring to elephantiasis). For his physical suffering, Bishop Palladius of Helenopolis called
Benjamin_of_Nitria
American physician and entomologist
XIV, number 1, pages 72-73 (1882) Gehring, J.G. (communicated by): Elephantiasis arabum cured by ligature of the femoral artery by G.C.E. Weber, M.D
John_George_Gehring
Diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes
parasite that causes a disfiguring condition (often referred to as elephantiasis) characterized by a great swelling of several parts of the body; worldwide
Mosquito-borne_disease
Book by Thor Heyerdahl
The charm soon wore off, however, as they had to face the reality of elephantiasis-bearing mosquitos, as well as other unfamiliar tropical diseases. Eventually
Fatu_Hiva_(book)
Cancer of blood/lymph vessel lining in swollen body parts
Lymphangiosarcoma in postmastectomy lymphedema: a report of six cases in elephantiasis chirurgica. Cancer 1948;1:64–81. Chopra, S, Ors, F, Bergin, D MRI of
Lymphangiosarcoma
countries. The animations featured Lymphatic Filariasis commonly known as Elephantiasis(Nigeria), Sleeping sickness (Congo), and River Blindness, a major cause
Ng'endo_Mūkīi
certificate confirming that they are free from active tuberculosis, elephantiasis, leprosy, alcoholism, drug addiction and other potential conditions
Driving_licence_in_Thailand
American surgeon
femoral artery, effecting a cure in an exaggerated case of nutrition (elephantiasis arabrum). The same year he removed an entire lower jaw, with both condyles
John_Murray_Carnochan
produced similar symptoms. These included leprosy (Hansen's disease), elephantiasis, and scabies, among many others. For this reason syphilis came to be
History_of_syphilis
Samoan golfer (born 1938)
gave him his first set of clubs. Around 1955, Molloy's father died of elephantiasis. Following his father's death, he and his family emigrated to Auckland
Frank_Molloy
Tar distillation byproduct used as wood preservative
porrigo, as an antidote for the poison of the sea hare, as a liniment for elephantiasis, and as an ointment to treat ulcers both on the skin and in the lungs
Creosote
Byzantine imperial family
evidence that Andronikos had children. That Andronikos suffered from elephantiasis and epilepsy, and that he died at a young age, makes it unlikely that
Palaiologos
Genus of bacteria in the Alphaproteobacteria class
bacteria. In the parasitic filarial nematode species responsible for elephantiasis, such as Brugia malayi and Wuchereria bancrofti, Wolbachia has become
Wolbachia
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