Note XXIX-40 — Chapter XXIX · THE PEOPLE OF HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA. 1800-1887.
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Elephantiasis is not common, but occasionally found in the upland regions. Only one leg is stricken; the swelling often reaches above the knee. It is considered incurable and fatal. Costa R., Informe Sec. Interior, 1864, 9-10; Nic., Informe Min. Gobern., 1871, 7; Guat., Recop. Ley., Gob. Democ., ii. 21; Wells' Hond., 548.