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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for yaws
  1. Yaws 
    Yaws is a long-term (chronic) bacterial infection that mainly affects the skin, bones, and joints. ... Yaws is an infection caused by a form of the Treponema pallidum bacteria. It is closely related ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001341.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Yaws (World Health Organization)  
    WHO fact sheet on yaws, a neglected tropical disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage. Includes key facts, definition, scope of the problem, signs ...
    https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/yaws - External Health Links
  3. Syphilis Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... has an infection. They can cause diseases called yaws, bejel, and pinta. Blood tests cannot tell the ... NJ): Merck & Co., Inc.; c2022. Bejel, Pinta, and Yaws; [full review/revision 2020 Nov; cited 2022 Feb ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/syphilis-tests - Medical Tests
  4. Bacterial Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Bacteria are living things that have only one cell. Under a microscope, they look like balls, rods, or spirals. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bacterialinfections.html - Health Topics
  5. Neglected Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Health Disparities/Specifics ... Health Disparities ... National Human Genome Research Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Neglected diseases are conditions ...
    https://www.genome.gov/FAQ/Neglected-Diseases - External Health Links
  6. Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection) (World Health Organization)  
    Mycobacterial Infections/Specifics ... Mycobacterial Infections ... World Health Organization ... WHO fact sheet on Buruli ulcer providing key facts, definition, scope, ...
    https://www.who.int/...ruli-ulcer-(mycobacterium-ulcerans-infection) - External Health Links
  7. FTA-ABS blood test 
    ... you have active syphilis. Other illnesses, such as yaws and pinta (two other kinds of skin diseases), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003512.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Travelers' Health: International Adoption (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Traveler's Health/Related Issues ... Traveler's Health ... Family Issues/Related Issues ... Family Issues ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Information about ...
    https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/.../2024/family/international-adoption - External Health Links
  9. Onchocerciasis (World Health Organization)  
    Global Health/Specifics ... Global Health ... World Health Organization ... Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca ...
    https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/onchocerciasis - External Health Links