Science winning the battle against disfiguring disease

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Elephantiasis could be eradicated within 20 years, helped by Canadian study

.... The disease is, in fact, an enigma. Although the infection is usually

acquired in childhood -- after repeated mosquito bites -- outward symptoms

do not appear until adulthood. But recent research has shown that people who

are outwardly healthy have severe damage to their lymphatic system, immune

system and kidneys. ....