yaws

American  

[yawz] / yɔz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. an infectious, nonvenereal tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue, that is closely related to the agent of syphilis.

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yaws British  

/ jɔːz /

noun

1. Also called: framboesia.  (usually functioning as singular) an infectious nonvenereal disease of tropical climates with early symptoms resembling syphilis, characterized by red skin eruptions and, later, pain in the joints: it is caused by the spiral bacterium Treponema pertenue

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yaws Scientific  

/ yôz /

1. A 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.

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Etymology

Origin of yaws

From Carib, dating back to 1670–80; -s ³

Example Sentences

Eradicating yaws—a painful and disfiguring bacterial disease—may be harder than scientists hoped, a study published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests.

From Science Magazine

A 2018 follow-up report revealed that yaws was making a comeback, and a few patients carried a strain of T. pallidum that had become resistant to azithromycin.

From Science Magazine

"This study sheds light into early cases of yaws after the European colonization of the Americas," says Aditya Kumar Lankapalli of the Max Planck Institute in the statement.

From Fox News

And when a vehicle pitches and yaws, airflow into the engine changes, which can result in uneven combustion and thrust.

From Science Magazine

A few flies also carried the bacterium that causes yaws, a disfiguring skin disease that affects both humans and animals.

From Science Magazine