What is Yaws?  Yaws is a type of bacterial infection that can cause chronic disability and disfiguring when left untreated. It is a rare childhood disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage.  It is caused by a bacteria that causes syphilis. However, yaws is not a venereal or sexually transmitted disease.  Yaws is a disease mainly found in tropical forests area with warm and humid conditions. It is also noted in the areas where there is lack of proper sanitation or are located far away from the health services such as the rural areas which are deprived of the primary health care facilities. What are the causes of Yaws?  Yaws is caused by a bacteria named Treponema. The subspecies name is pertenue.  Treponema palidum is a bacteria that can cause, endemic syphilis, pinta, beejel and yaws.  The bacteria grows slowly and gradually and affects the skin bone and cartilage of the infected child.  What are the risk factors for Yaws?  The following a...

What is FLU ?  These are the most common questions related to flu. When we visit a doctor on having cold, we are informed that we have got flu.  Most of the people are actually unaware about the flu.  They mean it as simple as runny nose or congestion. But let us now understand it in an elaborating manner. Overview: FLU Flu, also known as influenza is an infectious disease caused by some viruses that attack our respiratory system, mostly the upper tract.  These are a group of influenza viruses.  The disease is so contagious in nature that it can rapidly spread within people through the contaminated air droplets.   The air we breathe acts as a medium of spread and so such infections are called airborne infection.  Also, the droplets that are expelled when an infected person coughs, speaks or sneezes are loaded with germs or viruses and thus the spread is called droplet infection.  Anyone who comes in contact with such droplets is at high ...