No. 23. Elephantiasis, Philippines.
No. 23. Elephantiasis, Philippines.
Creator
Philippine Curio Agency
Date created
[undated]
Accession No.
OFI-000653
Format
Postcard, black & white
Location
OFI-001601 to OFI-001700\OFI-000653.jpg
Notes
Filipino boy sits in a chair in a house, with elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis tropica) in his left hand. It is caused by parasitic worms of the roundworm family Filariodidea that are transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitos.
Type
Undivided back, B/W.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical : sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format).
Subject 1
Elephantiasis.
Subject 2
Lymphatics -- Diseases.
Subject 3
Parasitic diseases -- Philippines.
Actual Image Location
Box No. 1, Series 7, page 12
Call number
OFI-000653