A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
An endemic, infectious, nonvenereal disease in humans that presents mainly in children younger than 15 years. The disease occurs primarily in warm, humid, tropical areas of africa, asia, south america, and oceania, among poor rural populations where conditions of overcrowding and poor sanitation prevail. Infection with treponema pertenue, a subspecies of treponema pallidum, causes the disease.
Tropical systemic non-venereal infection caused by treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
Initial lesions of yaws
Multiple papillomata and wet crab yaws
Other early skin lesions of yaws
Hyperkeratosis of yaws
Gummata and ulcers of yaws
Gangosa
Bone and joint lesions of yaws
Other manifestations of yaws
Latent yaws
Yaws, unspecified