BBC NEWS | Health | 'End in sight' for elephantiasis

BBC NEWS | Health | 'End in sight' for elephantiasis: "A painful and disfiguring disease affecting more than 100 million people worldwide could be wiped out by 2020, say experts.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF), often called elephantiasis, is caused by parasitic worms and causes grotesque swelling of the limbs, breasts and genitals.

A World Health Organisation-sponsored drive has delivered 1.9 billion doses of a simple cure since 2000.

Pharmaceutical firms have offered drugs free, keeping costs minimal."