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yaws /jɔːz /plural noun [treated as singular]A contagious disease of tropical countries, caused by a bacterium that enters skin abrasions and gives rise to small crusted lesions which may develop into deep ulcers. Also called framboesia.- The bacterium is the spirochaete Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue.
One of the most common was mercury, which had been used by the Arabs for centuries to treat leprosy and yaws....- Salversan also proved effective against other maladies such as yaws.
- And that was the area of some of the first campaigns, the mass campaigns for penicillin, the yaws eradication.
Origin Late 17th century: probably from Carib yaya, from a South American Indian language. Rhymes applause, Azores, cause, clause, Dors, drawers, gauze, hawse, indoors, Laws, outdoors, pause, plus-fours, quatorze, Santa Claus, taws, tawse, yours |