India is the first country to be officially acknowledged as being Yaws-free

Q.  Which is the first country to be officially acknowledged as being Yaws-free?
- Published on 15 Jul 16

a. China
b. Australia
c. India
d. Bangladesh

ANSWER: India
 
  • India is the first country to be officially acknowledged as being Yaws-free.
  • Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue.
  • Treatment is normally by a single intramuscular injection of penicillin, or by a course of penicillin, erythromycin or tetracycline tablets. A single oral dose of azithromycin was shown to be as effective as intramuscular penicillin.
  • Primary and secondary stage lesions may heal completely, but the destructive changes of tertiary yaws are largely irreversible.

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