Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An infection or disease caused by a treponema.
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- noun medicine Any of the
diseases caused by thebacterium Treponema pallidum, includingsyphilis ,yaws ,bejel , andpinta .
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Examples
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Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland (MSF) reported that 25.5 percent of women undergoing antenatal and post-natal care have tested positive for the medical condition. yaws, "said Samama, the most widespread form of treponematosis which is also endemic to the region.
IRIN 2009
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Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland (MSF) reported that 25.5 percent of women undergoing antenatal and post-natal care have tested positive for the medical condition. yaws, "said Samama, the most widespread form of treponematosis which is also endemic to the region.
IRIN 2009
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Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland (MSF) reported that 25.5 percent of women undergoing antenatal and post-natal care have tested positive for the medical condition. yaws, "said Samama, the most widespread form of treponematosis which is also endemic to the region.
IRIN 2009
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No one knows for sure what causes this disorder, but it is thought to be caused by a treponematosis, a disease caused by a similar but not identical agent as that that causes yaws, pinta or even syphilis.
Nutrition and health in agriculturalists and hunter-gatherers | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Yaws is one form of treponematosis, which also includes the diseases pinta, venereal syphilis, and endemic syphilis or bejel.
Yaws Origin 1996
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A pregnant woman at the Notre Dame Dulawan evacuation centre in Datu Piang, where some 300 families or 1,500 people are sheltering COTABATO, 26 November 2009 (IRIN) - Health experts report a high rate of treponematosis among pregnant displaced women in conflict-hit Mindanao.
IRIN 2009
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Health experts report a high rate of treponematosis among pregnant displaced women in conflict-hit Mindanao.
Spero News 2009
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Philippines: High rate of treponematosis among pregnant IDP women
Spero News 2009
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A pregnant woman at the Notre Dame Dulawan evacuation centre in Datu Piang, where some 300 families or 1,500 people are sheltering COTABATO, 26 November 2009 (IRIN) - Health experts report a high rate of treponematosis among pregnant displaced women in conflict-hit Mindanao.
IRIN 2009
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A pregnant woman at the Notre Dame Dulawan evacuation centre in Datu Piang, where some 300 families or 1,500 people are sheltering COTABATO, 26 November 2009 (IRIN) - Health experts report a high rate of treponematosis among pregnant displaced women in conflict-hit Mindanao.
IRIN 2009
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