None of which should detract from the Voyager programme's momentous achievements. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, dispatched 15 days earlier but now trailing because of its excursion to Uranus and Neptune, have offered glimpses of the four gas giants and a slew of strange astronomical phenomena.
Elephantiasis is a symptom of a variety of diseases, where parts of a person's body swell to massive proportions. Elephantiasis tropica or lymphatic filariasis, caused by a number of parasitic worms, particularly Wuchereria bancrofti.
Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis tropica, is caused by parasitic worms of the Filarioidea type.Many cases of the disease have no symptoms. Some however, develop large amounts of swelling of the arms, legs, or genitals. The skin may also become thicker, and pain may occur.ymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis tropica, is caused by parasitic worms of the Filarioidea type.