Bejel, or<unk>  syphilis, is a chronic skin and tissue disease caused by infection by the<unk> um subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Bejel is one of the<unk>  treponematoses"<unk>  infections caused by spiral-shaped bacteria called treponemes), a group that also includes yaws and pinta. Typically,<unk>  trepanematoses begin with localized lesions on the skin or mucous membranes. Pinta is limited to affecting the skin, whereas bejel and yaws are considered to be invasive because they can also cause disease in bone and other internal tissues.
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