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Elephants in the wild may succumb to more naturally occurring diseases. For example, anthrax, which is transmitted by rats, can lead to paralysis of the trunk. Heart disease, twisted gut, and parasite infections are other major illnesses contracted by wild elephants.Interestingly, elephants in the wild have been known to seek out their own remedies to deal with illness.For example, digestive dilemmas can be treated by fasting or consuming bitter herbs or bark.lephant herpes virus affects both wild and captive elephants. Interestingly, it greatly affects young Asian elephants, whereas African elephants generally experience benign versions of the virus. It causes fatal hemorrhagic disease and is believed to be transmitted between elephants through trunk secretions.
Report Abuse. Elephants are large land mammals of the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant).Elephants are the largest land animals.[1] The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal.At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (260 lb).lephants are the largest land animals.[1] The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal.