what is the meaning of Yaws


I would like to know what is the meaning of “Yaws” in English and what is the correct translation in Spanish?

I saw this term in a list of ethnobotanic uses.

Answer

Meaning of Yaws
Yaws (also known as frambesia tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum, parangi, bouba, frambֳ¶sie, and pian) is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue. The disease begins with a round, hard swelling of the skin, 2 to 5 centimeters in diameter. The center may break open and form an ulcer. – See link

 

Yaws in Spanish is Pian (enfermedad)Pian
Pian, buba, guiֳ±ada, framboesia o frambesia nota 1 es una forma de la infecciֳ³n tropical de la piel, los huesos y las articulaciones, llamada tambiֳ©n frambesia tropica, polypapilloma tropicum, thymosis o yaws; causada por la bacteria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum pertenue. Es, por tanto, una treponematosis, como las demֳ¡s enfermedades causadas por los treponemas: el bejel (Treponema pallidum endemicum), la pinta (Treponema pallidum carateum), y la sֳ­filis (Treponema pallidum pallidum). – See link

 

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