y! recognition booklet for communities
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Global Yaws Eradication ProgrammeDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical DiseasesWorld Health Organization20, Avenue Appia1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland http://www.who.int/yaws/en
If you have yaws, do not waIt!
Get treated at the nearest health facIlIty!RECOGNITION BOOKLET FOR COMMUNITIES
yaws
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RECOGNITION BOOKLET FOR COmmuNITIEs
YAWS iS An infection cAuSed bY A germ thAt AffectS
the Skin, bone And cArtillAge.
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Yaws: recognition booklet for communities.
1.Yaws – diagnosis. 2.Yaws – prevention and control. 3.community medicine. 4.Pamphlets. i.World health organization
iSbn 978 92 4 150409 6 (nlm classification: Wc 425)
© World health organization 2012, reprinted with changes , 2014.
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Printed in Luxembourg.
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PAPILLOMA
This is a single or multiple yellow bumps on the skin.For children who live in endemic villages, this may be the early presentation of yaws.
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uLcERS
Single or multiple wounds, often round in shape.
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SquAMOuS MAcuLES
Scaly, thickened, or discoloured skin patches.
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BONE SWELLING
This is a painful swelling of bones or joints without any external lesion.
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PALMAR AND PLANTAR
These can be holes, cracks or discolouration of the soles of the feet or palms of the hand.
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DIAGNOSIS
A simple rapid test is now available to confirm yaws, using a finger-prick drop of blood.
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TREATMENT
A single-dose of oral azithromycin cures yaws in 2−4 weeks. (Photo illustrating yaws campaign in Vanuatu, 2013)
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BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT
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KEy POINTS TO REMEMBER
• Yawscanbecuredwithasingle-doseoralazithromycin(30mg/kg)
• Thediseaseistransmittedthroughpersontopersoncontact
• Itaffectsmostlychildrenastheyoftenplaytogether
• Untreated,theinfectioncanleadtochronicdisfigurementanddisability
• YawsoccursinpoorruralcommunitiesinAfrica,Asia,LatinAmericaand the Pacific
• Healtheducationandimprovedpersonalhygieneareessentialcomponents of prevention
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cOMPLIcATIONS
Without treatment, yaws can destroy the nose (gangosa) and the bones causing the leg to bend (sabre tibia).
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Global Yaws Eradication ProgrammeDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical DiseasesWorld Health Organization20, Avenue Appia1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland http://www.who.int/yaws/en
If you have yaws, do not waIt!
Get treated at the nearest health facIlIty!RECOGNITION BOOKLET FOR COMMUNITIES
yaws