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Yaws 
Yaws is a chronic infection that affects mainly the skin, bone and cartilage. It is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pertenue that can be spread in conditions where there is overcrowding, poor personal hygiene and poor sanitation. The disease is rarely fatal; however, the skin lesions it causes can lead to chronic disfigurement and disability. Yaws occurs mainly in poor communities in warm, humid, tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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30 Oct 2008
Yaws: A Second (and Maybe Last?) Chance for Eradication
‘Some diseases are neglected; others are simply forgotten. Yaws belongs to the second group.’
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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