Inside UP’s Fight Against Lymphatic Filariasis or Elephantiasis, a Disease ‘Worse Than Cancer’ | Ground Report
Elephantiasis or lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. Most people are infected in childhood and the disease causes hidden damage to the lymphatic system until severe swelling shows up in limbs in adulthood. Medicines are the only way to prevent or cure the disease, but social, mental, physical and financial pressures hinder treatment
