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Elephantiasis is what you're referring to, and Joseph Merrick actually had proteus syndrome, which is a different disease entirely. Elephantiasis is actually caused by a parasite, whereas proteus syndrome is a genetic anomaly.
Elephantiasis is what you're referring to, and Joseph Merrick actually had proteus syndrome, which is a different disease entirely. Elephantiasis is actually caused by a parasite, whereas proteus syndrome is a genetic anomaly.