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Yaws

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones, and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue. The disease begins with a round, hard swelling of the skin, 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) in diameter. The center may break open and form an ulcer. This initial skin lesion typically heals after 3–6 months. After weeks to years…

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Causes
Treponema pallidum pertenue spread by direct contact
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms, blood antibody tests, polymerase chain reaction
Frequency
46,000–500,000
Medication
Azithromycin, benzathine penicillin
Other names
Frambesia tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum, non-venereal endemic syphilis, puru (Malay), bouba (Spanish and Portuguese), frambösie, pian (French), frambesia (German), b…
Prevention
Mass treatment

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Signs and symptoms

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Diagnosis

Treatment

Epidemiology

History

Eradication

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Yaws

Nodes134
Edges133
Triples64
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
Components1

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Yaws

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related to Eradication · 18
Yaws → Africa, Although, Americas, Asia, Following, Global Control, However, In, Philippines, South-East Asia, TCP, The, The Global Control, Treponematoses, UNICEF, Western Africa, WHO, With
related to history · 16
Yaws → Africa, African, Aldo Castellani, All, Carib, Ceylon, Dutch, English, Europe, Examination, Homo, Kenya, The, Thomas Sydenham, Treponema, Willem Piso
related to Cause · 7
Yaws → After, Both, Early, However, Infectivity, The, Treponema
related to Epidemiology · 5
Yaws → Africa, Asia, Boys, Oceania, South America
related to Rhinopharyngitis mutilans · 5
Yaws → Deep, It, Rhinopharyngitis, This, Very
has treatment · 3
Yaws → Penicillin, The, Treatment
is a · 2
Yaws → most ancient of the four known Treponema diseases, tropical infection of the skin
Causes · 1
Yaws → Treponema pallidum pertenue spread by direct contact
Diagnostic method · 1
Yaws → Based on symptoms, blood antibody tests, polymerase chain reaction
Frequency · 1
Yaws → 46,000–500,000

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may disease skin cases lesions treatment pallidum eradication azithromycin infection penicillin secondary countries common infected years tests syphilis become bones

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
YawsCausesTreponema pallidum pertenue spread by direct contact1.00infobox
YawsDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms, blood antibody tests, polymerase chain reaction1.00infobox
YawsFrequency46,000–500,0001.00infobox
YawsMedicationAzithromycin, benzathine penicillin1.00infobox
YawsOther namesFrambesia tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum, non-venereal endemic syphilis, puru (Malay), bouba (Spanish and Portuguese), frambösie, pian (French), frambesia (German), b…1.00infobox
YawsPreventionMass treatment1.00infobox
YawsSpecialtyInfectious disease1.00infobox
YawsSymptomsHard swelling of the skin, ulcer, joint and bone pain1.00infobox
Yawsis atropical infection of the skin0.90text
Yawsis amost ancient of the four known Treponema diseases0.90text
Yawshas treatmentTreatment0.60section
Yawshas treatmentPenicillin0.60section

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