Yaws
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01
An infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue which mainly affects children in rural communities in the humid tropics. It affects the skin and bones, is spread by skin to skin contact, and is not sexually transmitted, but cannot be distinguished serologically from syphilis.
sections/codes in this section (1C1D-1C1D)
- Primary yaws (1C1D.0)
- Secondary yaws (1C1D.1)
- Tertiary yaws (1C1D.2)
- Latent yaws (1C1D.3)
- Yaws, unspecified (1C1D.Z)
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