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Old 10-12-2002, 01:37 PM   #3
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During the 1950s, yaws was the world's most common tropical illness. Since that time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has battled yaws in many tropical areas of the world. More than 160 million people have been examined in 46 countries, and more than 50 million cases of yaws have been treated with penicillin. As a result, the incidence of yaws declined dramatically worldwide.
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