endemic treponematoses

Pinta Disease

Pinta is a chronic, non-venereal infectious skin disease caused by Treponema carateum, a bacterium closely related to the causative agent of syphilis. This condition is

Latent Yaws

Yaws is a chronic infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum pertenue, a bacterium closely related to the one that causes syphilis. This disease primarily affects