noun
- a tropical infectious disease caused by bacteria, characterized by skin lesions and bone deformities
Usage: medical
Examples
- Yaws is most common in warm, humid climates.
- The disease yaws primarily affects children in tropical regions.
- Antibiotics can effectively treat yaws if caught early.
- Yaws causes painful sores on the skin and joints.
- Public health campaigns have reduced yaws cases significantly.
- The bacteria that causes yaws is related to syphilis.