yaws
noun pluralA highly contagious tropical disease that chiefly affects children, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue and characterized by raspberrylike sores, especially on the hands, feet, and face.
nounA contagious disease of the skin, endemic in many tropical regions: same as
A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as
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an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
