Details of Disease
General Information of Disease (ID: DISLTH3X)
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Synonyms |
endemic treponematoses; Treponema pertenue infection; thymosis; frambosie; frambesia; frambesia tropica; polypapilloma tropicum; Bouba; Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue caused disease or disorder; Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue infectious disease; Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue disease or disorder
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Definition |
An endemic, infectious, nonvenereal disease in humans that presents mainly in children younger than 15 years. The disease occurs primarily in warm, humid, tropical areas of Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania, among poor rural populations where conditions of overcrowding and poor sanitation prevail. Infection with Treponema pertenue, a subspecies of Treponema pallidum, causes the disease.
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Drug-Interaction Atlas (DIA) of This Disease
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This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 7 Approved Drug(s)
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This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 1 Clinical Trial Drug(s)
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