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The swelling affects people’s lives in a multitude of ways. Maggie Steber for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Why it’s hard to end elephantiasis, a debilitating disease spread by mosquitoes

Alexander Kwarteng, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST); Jonathan Roberts, Mount Saint Vincent University; Kristi Heather Kenyon, University of Winnipeg, and Mary Asirifi, MacEwan University

The main sign of the illness is disfiguring swelling followed by peeling of the affected area. In women this swelling mainly affects arms and legs. In men it can cause enlargement of the scrotum.

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