yaws

Japanese: yaws
yaws

…Examples include histoplasmosis, a respiratory infection in Central and South America, Indonesia, Africa, and North America; coccidioidomycosis in South and North America; and blastomycosis in South America. Spirochete diseases include frambesia (yaws), relapsing fever, Weil's disease, and leptospirosis. Yaws is a syphilis-like disease found in tropical regions, transmitted mostly by direct surface contact but usually not sexually, and most cases occur in children. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "yaws" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…たとえば,中南米,インドネシア,アフリカおよび北アメリカにみられる呼吸器系感染症であるヒストプラズマ症histoplasmosis,南アメリカおよび北アメリカにみられるコクシジオイデス症coccidioidomycosis,南アメリカにみられるブラストミセス症blastomycosisなどがある。 スピロヘータ類によるものには,フランベジアframbesia(yaws),回帰熱,ワイル病,レプトスピラ症などがある。フランベジアは,熱帯地方にみられる梅毒様疾患であり,大部分が直接的な体表面の接触によって感染するが,通常は性交と関係がなく,患者の大部分が小児で占められている。…

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