A man took his first steps in years after having an enormous two stone mass, caused by a tiny mosquito bite, removed from his leg. After a month of antibiotics, five doctors cut off the 30lb (13.6kg) mass during a five-hour operation at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi in India. A man took his first steps in years after having an two stone mass removed from his legSaidalavi managed to walk again this week, 30 years after he first developed the conditionAfter a month of antibiotics, five doctors cut off the 30lb mass during a five-hour operationWHAT IS ELEPHANTIASIS? Nearly 856 million people in 52 countries worldwide are at risk of developing elephantiasis, which is also known as lymphatic filariasis. In 2000 over 120 million people were infected, of which around 40 million were disfigured and incapacitated by the disease.

Source: Daily Mail February 14, 2018 15:22 UTC