Mosquito bites that rotate a man’s leg up to 5 times its normal size and are not treated

Infectious mosquito bites more than two decades ago left a Cambodian leg five times its normal size due to an incurable parasitic disease.

Bong Thiet, 27, is forced to drag his sore limb across the ground while wandering around his family’s home in Kampong Chenang province.

The young man had previously dreamed of being a soccer player, but had not been able to kick the ball properly since the illness began when he was six years old.

Bong said the bunion developed from small cuts on his foot, which his parents ignored because they thought the scratches were from playing outside.

However, small bumps had grown around her foot and completely covered her leg by the time she was 12 years old.

His parents, who worked in a nearby factory, could not afford medical treatment in the impoverished country, so his condition worsened over the years.

And she had to stop going to school because it was difficult for her to walk long distances. And even when he can leave, the other kids constantly tease him around his leg.

The man suffered from his illness for more than two decades without seeing specialists, until several philanthropists heard his story and offered to pay for his treatment earlier this month.

After a blood test, doctors discovered that he had lymphatic elephantiasis, a parasitic disease caused by threadworms.

They said he may have contracted the parasites through mosquito bites that scratched and bled him as a child, leading to the wounds.

This disease is one of the leading causes of disability in the world, but there is still no vaccine or known treatment for it.

Bong was frustrated to learn that the disease could not be cured, but remained grateful to the people who donated to him.

He said: “This will make my life easier and knowing that there are people who care about me makes me feel happy. I am very grateful to them for the help. They will pay money for medicines and food. I will continue taking the medicines that the doctors gave me, which it will make my life more comfortable. “

Source: Daily Mail