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Define Elephantitis (elephantiasis). The term Elephantiasis comes from the word âelephantâ which means as extremely big as elephant and âtiasisâ irritation or inflammation commonly known as lymphatic filiariasis caused by some parasitic worms that are transmitted to humans by the mosquitoes.Therefore, this disease is an inflammation of the elephant.efine Elephantitis (elephantiasis). The term Elephantiasis comes from the word âelephantâ which means as extremely big as elephant and âtiasisâ irritation or inflammation commonly known as lymphatic filiariasis caused by some parasitic worms that are transmitted to humans by the mosquitoes.
All elephant species are endangered. Poachers kill them for their tusk ivory. One hundred years ago, there were a few million African elephants and about 100,000 Asian elephants. Today, there are between 450,000 and 700,000 African elephants and between 35,000 and 40,000 wild Asian elephants.