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Yaws Yaws ( Treponema pallidum subsp. Pertenue infection) is an infectious disease of childhood. It is seen in warm, humid tropical regions in rural, often inaccessible areas and is associated with poverty, overcrowding, poor hygiene, and lack of access to…
Four diseases are associated with pathogenic treponemes: (1) venereal syphilis, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum ; (2) yaws, caused by T. pallidum subsp. pertenue ; (3) endemic syphilis, or bejel, caused by T. pallidum subsp. endemicum ; and (4)…