Pakistani man's legs swell to 110lbs due to parasitic worm infection
Pakistan
I thought everything will be fine but now the disease has left me virtually bedridden
(Web Desk) – Shahid Hussain, 38 - from the Naushahro Feroze district in the Sindh province of Pakistan - suffers from elephantiasis whose legs have swelled to two times their size after he became infected with a parasitic worm five years ago.
According to details, Shahid Hussain s legs swelled twice because of parasite infection that halt the lymphatic system from draining unwanted fluid and toxins from its tissues.
The former garage worker s legs, who has spent his saving for treatment, weigh an astonishing 110lbs and have a circumference of 35inches, leaving him virtually bed-ridden and scared he will end up paralysed .
However, he is asking the public and his local authority to pay for him to see a doctor outside of his small town.
Speaking of how his suffering started, Mr Hussain said: I was living my life quite normally but five years ago my legs started swelling.
Initially, I thought everything will be fine but now the disease has left me virtually bedridden and I can hardly walk.
Since being forced to give up work, Mr Hussain became dependent on his relatives to keep his home running.
