Similarities:
Articles:
JK pumps more cash into war on filariasis
Africa: Cheap Antibiotic Could Reverse Elephantiasis
 Both articles want to help stop elephantiasis from spreading.
 Articles both state that elephantiasis is found in Africa or Tropical Regions.
 Both articles explain how elephantiasis is caused and spread.
 North articles also describe the symptoms of elephantiasis.
Differences
Article:
JK pumps more cash into war on filariasis
 This article discusses the president’s effort to eliminate elephantiasis.
 The article also states the prevention and funds towards the lymphatic filariasis.
 The article explains who the funds will benefit as well.
 This article also has inputs from Jakaya Kikwete whom is a president.
Article:
Africa: Cheap Antibiotic Could Reverse Elephantiasis
 This article discusses the research that has been made in Ghana.
 Cheap antibiotics that could prevent and relive symptoms of elephantiasis.
 Explains how the treatments will kill the worm and have only a limited effect on
adult worms.
 Explains the African country where the disease is mostly found, which is Ghana.
 Explains an estimate the estimate of people infected and antibiotics.
 In put from Hoerauf about the reverse of swelling.
 The name of treatments, doxycycline and the people it is available to.