Look up: Yaws

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   Yaws
   Bacterial disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, often transmitted by flies.
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   yaws
   [n] - an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
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   Yaws
   This is a venereal disease, endemic to all tropical areas, that produces crops of hard boils. Experts have concluded that yaws was responsible for the biblical plague of boils
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   Yaws
   Our Yaws Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Yaws Yaws: A common chronic infectious disease that occurs mainly in the warm humid regions of the tropics with characteristic bumps on the skin of the face, hands, feet and genital area. Almost all cases of yaws are in children under 15 years of age. The organism ...
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   Yaws
   Yaws noun [ African yaw a raspberry.] (Medicine) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as frambœsia , pian , verrugas , and
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   yaws
   <medicine> A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterised by yellowish or reddish tumours, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws. ... Origin: Af ...
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   yaws
   frambesia noun an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
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   Yaws
   `Yaws` (also `Pétasse tropica`, `thymosis`, `polypapilloma tropicum` or `pian`) is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium `Treponema pertenue`. Other treponematosis diseases are bejel (`Treponema endemicum`), pinta (`Treponema carateum`), syphilis (`Treponema pallidum`), and Lyme Disease (`Borrelia burgdorferi`)
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   yaws
   (yawz) a highly infectious disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, transmitted primarily by direct contact with an infected person. The first symptom, usually about a month after exposure, is a single granulomatous lesion, an inflammatory but painless elevation of the skin. Called the “mother yaw,R...
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    Yaws
    • (n.) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.Yaws: words in the d...
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    yaws
    contagious disease occurring in moist tropical regions throughout the world. It is caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue, that is structurally ... [1 related articles]
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    yaws
    An infectious tropical disease caused by Treponema pertenue and characterized by the development of crusted granulomatous ulcers on the extremities; may involve bone, but, unlike syphilis, does not produce central nervous system or cardiovascular pathology. See Also: nonvenereal syphilis Syn: boubas, pian, zymotic papilloma, frambesia tropica, gran...
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    Yaws
    A contagious bacterial skin infection that is characterized by eruptions of papules on the face, hands, feet and external genitalia. Anyone can be affected by the disorder, but it is most commonly seen in children under the age of 15 in warm, tropical areas. Synonym(s): Frambesia
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    yaws
    yaws or frambesia,tropical infection of the skin caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) closely related to that causing syphilis. Yaws, however, is not a sexually transmitted disease, i.e., it is not contracted by sexual contact; transmission is through ordinary contact with infected persons or...
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