Yaws is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Yaws, or a subtype of Yaws,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Broader types of Yaws:
Patient Profile for Yaws: Usually starts in children.
Geography Profile for Yaws: Africa, West Indies, and South America.
Complications of Yaws:
see complications of Yaws
Risk factors for Yaws:
see
risk factors for Yaws
Symptoms of Yaws: see symptoms of Yaws
Complications of Yaws: see complications of Yaws
Contagion of Yaws: Direct body contact or skin contact; also infected clothing or bedding.
More information:
see contagiousness of Yaws
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Yaws.
Treatments for Yaws:
see treatments for Yaws
Prevention of Yaws:
see prevention of Yaws
Hospitalization statistics for Yaws:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Yaws:
Main name of condition: Yaws
Class of Condition for Yaws: bacterial
pian, framboesia, Frambesia tropica, Frambesia, Tropical infection of the skin caused by a spirochete Treponema pertenue, Bouba, Breda disease, Charlouis disease, Parangi
Treponema pertenue
Source - Diseases Database
Yaws, Frambesia, Frambesia, Framboesia
Source - WordNet 2.1
Frambesia, Frambesia tropica, Tropical infection of the skin caused by a spirochete Treponema pertenue
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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