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QUESTION 26--What causes elephantiasis?

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Correct Incorrect Well, elephants are rather large animals and the swelling is an enlargement, however, this condition is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms.

QUESTION 26--What causes elephantiasis?

• Excessive fluid intake.
• Elephants are infected after eating a particular type of parasite.
• A blockage of the flow of lymph that causes the accumulation of fluid and swelling in a region of the body.
• Extreme dehydration from a lack on fluid intake.