http://www.ebaumsworld.com/bigballs.html
Holy cow!!
weird, he can sit on his huge uni-nut like its a cusion. If ProX is reading this i have a few questions:
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Does this elephantitis stuff or any form of it carry over genetically? If he could somehow have kids would their testes be big as well?
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Would you know of the causes of this elephantitis of the gonads or if not in this man’s particular case, some reasons why it may happen in others.
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Could you ask the powers that be if we could send a diplomatic type of releif mission to help this poor guy out w/ medical treatment
Thanks
Bad disease to get. Google elephantiasis and you’ll see some pics that will cause you pain. Medical term for it is lymphatic filariasis
Heres what the CDC says of the disease.
What is lymphatic filariasis?
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms. The adult worms only live in the human lymph system. The lymph system maintains the body’s fluid balance and fights infections.
Lymphatic filariasis affects over 120 million people in 80 countries throughout the tropics and sub-tropics of Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, and parts of the Caribbean and South America. You cannot get infected with the worms in the United States.
How is lymphatic filariasis spread?
The disease spreads from person to person by mosquito bites. When a mosquito bites a person who has lymphatic filariasis, microscopic worms circulating in the person’s blood enter and infect the mosquito. People get lymphatic filariasis from the bite of an infected mosquito. The microscopic worms pass from the mosquito through the skin, and travel to the lymph vessels. In the lymph vessels they grow into adults. An adult worm lives for about 5-7 years. The adult worms mate and release millions of microscopic worms into the blood. People with the worms in their blood can give the infection to others through mosquitoes.
Who is at risk for infection?
Many mosquito bites over several months to years are needed to get lymphatic filariasis. People living for a long time in tropical or sub-tropical areas where the disease is common are at the greatest risk for infection. Short-term tourists have a very low risk. An infection will show up on a blood test.
What are the symptoms of lymphatic filariasis?
At first, most people don’t know they have lymphatic filariasis. They usually don’t feel any symptoms until after the adult worms die. The disease usually is not life threatening, but it can permanently damage the lymph system and kidneys. Because the lymph system does not work right, fluid collects and causes swelling in the arms, breasts, and legs. The name for this swelling is lymphedema (limf-ah-DE-ma).
For men, the genital area also becomes swollen, a condition known as hydrocele. The entire leg, arm, or genital area may swell to several times its normal size. Also, the swelling and the decreased function of the lymph system make it difficult for the body to fight germs and infections. These people will have more bacterial infections in the skin and lymph system. This causes hardening and thickening of the skin, which is called elephantiasis (el-ah-fan-TIE-ah-sis).
What is the impact of this disease?
Lymphatic filariasis is a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability worldwide. People with the disease can suffer pain, disfigurement, and sexual disability. Communities frequently shun women and men disfigured by the disease.
Many women with visible signs of the disease will never marry, or their spouses and families will reject them. Affected people frequently are unable to work because of their disability. This hurts their families and their communities. Poor sanitation in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, where the disease is common, has created more places for mosquitoes to breed and has led to more people becoming infected.
How can I prevent infection?
Prevention includes giving entire communities medicine that kills the microscopic worms and controlling mosquitoes. Avoiding mosquito bites is another form of prevention. The mosquitoes that carry the microscopic worms usually bite between the hours of dusk and dawn. If you live in an area with lymphatic filariasis:
Sleep under a mosquito net.
Use mosquito repellent on exposed skin between dusk and dawn.
What is the treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
People infected with adult worms can take a yearly dose of medicine that kills the microscopic worms circulating in the blood. While this does not kill the adult worms, it does prevent infected people from giving the disease to someone else. Even after the adult worms die, lymphedema can develop. To prevent the lymphedema from getting worse by getting care from lymphedema therapist and by following several basic principles:
Carefully wash the swollen area with soap and water every day.
Use anti-bacterial cream on any wounds. This stops bacterial infections .
Elevate and exercise the swollen arm or leg to move the fluid and improve the lymph flow.
This is in all probability Filariasis caused by a nematode (Filariidae order) infection.
I’ve also seen that there is an hypothesis that for some tribes, the lymphedema might be due to the red soil on which they walk barefoot that might enter the skin (microparticles) and would irritate the lymph nodes and render them more prone to streptococcal infections and ensuing in lymphedema (but of the lower legs).
There is also Milroy Disease, a form of heriditary lymphedema, but I haven’t seen it related to the genetalia specifically (mostly extremities)
For more information:
Enjoy the Hanging Groins Disease…
AlexH
Milroy Disease
[quote]jlesk68 wrote:
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Holy cow!![/quote]
Good Lord! And what is with the dude lifting up that guy’s sack at the end?
[quote]Kuz wrote:
jlesk68 wrote:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/bigballs.html
Holy cow!!
Good Lord! And what is with the dude lifting up that guy’s sack at the end?[/quote]
Kuz: i thought that was a little gross too but he is probably showing compassion on the guy as a friend or family and helping him out. If you were old and feeble and needed a help up i would hope that people around you wouldn’t look at you as a nasty old person but rather as a person.
[quote]Kuz wrote:
jlesk68 wrote:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/bigballs.html
Holy cow!!
Good Lord! And what is with the dude lifting up that guy’s sack at the end?[/quote]
There’s got to be a Strong Words quote there, something about how a true friend doesn’t just say he feels bad for you elephantiasis, he helps you carry your oversized sack.
I could have lived without seeing that.
Now listening to “Big Balls” by AC/DC.