"Yaws" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM subspecies pertenue.
Descriptor ID |
D015001
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.840.892 C01.252.825.910 C01.252.847.840.892 C01.539.800.720.910 C17.800.838.765.910
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Concept/Terms |
Yaws- Yaws
- Frambesia
- Frambesias
- Frambesia Tropica
- Frambesia Tropicas
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Gershman KA, Rolfs RT, Larsen SA, Zaidi A, Palafox NA. Seroepidemiological characterization of a syphilis epidemic in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, formerly a yaws endemic area. Int J Epidemiol. 1992 Jun; 21(3):599-606.