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Yaws: A Forgotten Disease

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Description: Factsheet on this chronic infection including past control efforts, its possible eradication, its prevalence, symptoms and treatment.
Yaws is a neglected tropical disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage. The disease is caused by a bacterium from the same group of organisms that cause venereal syphilis; however, the transmission of yaws is not sexually-related.
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Page title:WHO | Yaws
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Description:WHO fact sheet on yaws, a neglected tropical disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage. It includes key facts, definition, scope of the problem, signs and symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO response.
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created: 1998-06-05
changed: 2007-06-22