Yaws

"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.

MeSH information

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A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM subspecies pertenue.

Descriptor ID	D015001
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
Concept/Terms	Yaws Yaws Frambesia Frambesias Frambesia Tropica Frambesia Tropicas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Yaws".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections [C01.252.400]
Treponemal Infections [C01.252.400.840]
Yaws [C01.252.400.840.892]
Skin Diseases, Bacterial [C01.252.825]
Yaws [C01.252.825.910]
Spirochaetales Infections [C01.252.847]
Treponemal Infections [C01.252.847.840]
Yaws [C01.252.847.840.892]
Infection [C01.539]
Skin Diseases, Infectious [C01.539.800]
Skin Diseases, Bacterial [C01.539.800.720]
Yaws [C01.539.800.720.910]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Skin Diseases, Infectious [C17.800.838]
Skin Diseases, Bacterial [C17.800.838.765]
Yaws [C17.800.838.765.910]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Yaws".

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