Virtual Medical Museum Highlight Tour
Elephantiasis
Online event - @MedicalMuseum on Facebook
Join volunteer docent Dr. Frank Bruno for a virtual highlight tour on lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis. Bruno will discuss the parasitic disease, which causes enlargement of the limbs, and how the infection affects military readiness in tropical environments.
FREE! Open to the public. No RSVP required.
For more information, email USArmy.Detrick.MEDCOM-USAMRMC.List.Medical-Museum@health.mil
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