https://www.scmp.com/rss/520011/feed Sneha Richhariya is a multimedia journalist based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Thirteen-year-old Sunita was helping her mother in the kitchen when she suddenly slipped and hurt her left leg. Though the pain lingered for a year, there were no visible signs of injury. Then, one night, everything changed. The pain intensified, her entire leg turned red and swollen, and small red marks appeared all over. Concerned, her family rushed her to the doctor, where she was diagnosed with lymphatic filariasis, a painful and disfiguring disease commonly known as elephantiasis. Now 63,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3283922/suffering-silence-how-elephantiasis-stole-indian-mothers-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3283922/suffering-silence-how-elephantiasis-stole-indian-mothers-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:30:08 +0000