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.
Elephantiasis is most associated with lymphatic filariasis, a disease thatâs spread by mosquitoes by way of a parasitic worm that likes hanging out in the lymph glands. When the little worms start having baby worms, the lymph system shuts down.tâs a condition caused by a malfunctioning lymph system. When the bodyâs lymph system is taxed or not working correctly, it canât effectively fight off bacteria. Sometimes this can lead to swelling in various body parts and a hardening of the skin around these swollen parts.