Pics Of Yaws Disease

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Definition

Yaws is a long-term (chronic) infection that mainly affects the skin, bones, and joints.


Alternative Names

Frambesia tropica


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Yaws is an infection caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria, Treponema pallidum, subspecies pertenue. It is closely related to the bacteria that cause syphilis, but this disease is not sexually transmitted. Yaws mainly affects children in rural, warm, tropical areas, such as the Caribbean Islands, Latin...

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