Volume 1; Number 12 of December 1957; Pages: 676-682. The complaint of âurethral dischargeâ by the male is a symptom often of obscure origin; it is distressing to the patient and constitutes a l clinical problem.
Definition of Yaw. 1. v. i. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. 2. v. i. & t. To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship. 3. n.
Yaws is a long-term (chronic) bacterial infection that mainly affects the skin, bones, and joints. Yaws is an infection caused by a form of the Treponema pallidum bacteria. It is closely related to the bacterium that causes syphilis, but this form of the bacterium is not sexually transmitted. Yaws mainly affects children in rural, warm, tropical areas, such as, Africa, Western Pacific islands, and Southeast Asia.