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And river blindness can cause these terrible hydroceles.Lymphatic filariasis does it, but also this disease causes it.And of course, you become blind.
They irradiate lymph nodes, and they damage the system in a way that renders it unable to function properly.In the world at large-- and we're talking about 90 million people-- it is filariasis, which is an infectious problem.It's a parasite that attacks the lymph nodes and destroys them and causes a very severe form of lymphedema called elephantiasis.
Moses Katabarwa is a native used Ugandan, a medical anthropologist and renowned public health expert, providing scientific support for the fight against such diseasesas a river blindness, lymphatic filarisasis-- which is also known as elephantitis-- and schistosomiasis.He worked with Oxfam, World Vision International, and River Blindness Foundation-- and has been a speaker on behalf of the CDC.
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