Journal of
Clinical Medicine and Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Clin. Med. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2235
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCMR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 106

Full Length Research Paper

Eradication of yaws

Robed Amin
  • Robed Amin
  • Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh.
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Abdus Sattar
  • Abdus Sattar
  • Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh.
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Ariful Basher
  • Ariful Basher
  • BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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M. A. Faiz
  • M. A. Faiz
  • Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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  •  Accepted: 29 September 2009
  •  Published: 31 March 2010

Abstract

Global Medline search have been done on yaws and its eradication since 1950 onwards through meshwork. In this research, reference journals and textbook materials were selectively chosen for detailed clinical characteristics. As the disease has not been common in Bangladesh, expert opinion was lacking. More precise concentration was done over eradication theme. Review target was to elicit questions on readers mind and how to achieve the target with many restrains of eradication of yaws.

 

Key words: Yaws, Treponema pallidum, eradication.