For decades, thousands of farmers in tropical hot spots around the world have suffered from a disease that destroys their kidneys. Their eyes can become yellow, their bodies swollen and their muscles continuously cramping as their kidneys become irreversibly damaged — until they die.
These are some of the end-stage symptoms of chronic kidney disease, known as CKD, a painful disease typically resulting from severe hypertension or diabetes, the most common causes of the condition worldwide.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/02/health/mystery-kidney-disease-global-spread/