Treponematosis

Treponematosis is a term used to collectively or individually describe any of the diseases caused by the bacterial species Treponema. There are four subspecies described which cause the following diseases:^[1]

Syphilis (Treponema pallidum pallidum)
Yaws (Treponema pallidum pertenue)
Bejel (Treponema pallidum endemicum)
Pinta (Treponema carateum)

References

↑ Giacani, L.; Lukehart, S. A. "The Endemic Treponematoses". Clinical Microbiology Reviews 27 (1): 89–115. doi:10.1128/CMR.00070-13. PMID 24396138.

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