Parasite papers: Elephantiasis Or Lymphatic Filariasis
Elephantiasis or Lymphatic
Aka: one of the most painful parasites !:
Blood born parasite
Mosquitoes
Direct blood contact
Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori, which are transmitted by various mosquito species. Humans are the only definitive host for W. bancrofti, which accounts for 90% of infections
You can literally get it if you get in a pool or hot tub or local hot springs where an infected person has visited to relieve their pain from the parasite
This article covers several parasitic worms that are very common today worldwide!
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/biology_b_malayi.html
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su48a16.htm
The elephant man:
video regarding elephantiasis:
