8 Horrible Infectious Diseases Humanity Has Triumphed Over

Yaws

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints that can be easily transmitted through direct contact with an infected person. This disease is more common in children because they spend a lot of time playing together. 

In the first three months after contracting the virus, infected people will develop raspberry-like lesions on their faces. They will disappear after a few months but will reappear and even leave scars. In 1950, yaws became an issue in over 70 countries around the world, but it has been shown to be curable with a simple dose of the antibiotic azithromycin. Yaws has almost been eradicated, but medical experts have begun to focus more on smallpox and its effects, so in 2019 a few cases were reported in 15 countries.