What is Elephantitus?

Answer 1

Elephantiasis or Elephantitis is a parasitic condition:

http://www.raintree-health.co.uk/cgi-bin/getpage.pl?/data/elephantitis.html

This is not what afflicted the "Elephant Man;" Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, was afflicted with Proteus Disease, which is a very rare metabolic dysfunction. http://www.phreeque.com/joseph_merrick.html

As a general rule, the suffix "-itis" means inflammation of something: e.g., appendicitis, inflammation of the appendix; tonsilitis, inflammation of the tonsils; bronchitis, inflammation of the bronchii; tendonitis, inflammation of a tendon.

Answer 2

Elephantiasis is a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and genitals. Elephantiasis generally results from obstructions of the lymphatic vessels. It is most commonly caused by a parasitic disease known as lymphatic filariasis.

Alternatively, elephantiasis may occur in the absence of parasitic infection. This nonparasitic form of elephantiasis, known as nonfilarial elephantiasis or podoconiosis, generally occurs in the mountains of central Africa. Nonfilarial elephantiasis is thought to be caused by persistent contact with volcanic ash. Elephantiasis partially takes its name from "the Elephant Man", the carnival stage name of Joseph Merrick. The name refers to the resemblance of Merrick's limbs to the thick, baggy skin on the limbs and trunks of elephants. However, it is now believed that Merrick's deformity was not actually caused by elephantiasis, but by a completely different medical problem called Proteus Syndrome.

Answer 3

I think it should be elephantiasis.. It's a disease that you get from round worms or other kinds of worms. It will make your legs look like an elephant. It will have fats and the color will look like an elephants too.. I just had a test on that a few weeks ago

Answer 4

Go watch the movie elephant man