21. The skin condition the disease causes is called " elephantiasis tropica " ( also known as " elephantiasis arabum " ). 22. The skin condition the disease causes is called " elephantiasis tropica " ( also known as " elephantiasis arabum " ). 23. Elephantiasis ( lymphatic filariasis ) is an infection that causes massive swelling of the leg or, in men, the scrotum.24. Like millions in the developing world, she is a victim of the crippling, demoralizing and incurable disease known as elephantiasis . 25. Their major campaign, End7, aims to end seven of the most common NTDs ( elephantiasis , hookworm ) by 2020. 26. The last known case of elephantiasis recorded in the United States was in Charleston, S . C ., in the 1920s. 27. Also known as " Mossy Foot ", podoconiosis is a form of elephantiasis that affects the lymphatic system of the lower legs. 28. Funded by both the CDC and the World Health Organization, the program to study and treat elephantiasis now employs 10 people full time. 29. His eyes are a steely blue . " He writes that he suffered from elephantiasis but that it was controlled with the drug Hetrazan. 30. The goal is to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, which often leads to elephantiasis , the huge enlargement of the arms, legs and genital organs.
