Deadly disease resurfaces

PUNE, May 30: Yaws, a disease leading to deformity in the human body, which was almost contained worldwide three decades ago, has surfaced o...

PUNE, May 30: Yaws, a disease leading to deformity in the human body, which was almost contained worldwide three decades ago, has surfaced once again in the tribal belt of Gadchiroli in Maharashtra with the state health department survey identifying as many as 46 cases, besides an alarming 841 suspected cases in the area.

Defined in medical journals as an endemic disease of rural areas in tropical countries of high humidity, Yaws primarily affects children below the age of 15 causing swelling of joints in the fingers and legs, pathogenic fractures, ulcerated nodules, and ultimately disfiguring the body if left untreated.

The survey was conducted by the District Health Officer in Gadchiroli district of the state as per the guidelines issued by the Central government between April 13 and 18 this year. The survey revealed 46 positive cases while the suspected cases as assessed by the Multi Purpose Workers (field staff) attached to the primary health centres in this district stood at 841.

Out of 841suspected cases, the survey classifies 575 to be in early stage while the remaining 266 are in the later stage of the disease. Moreover, the major concern lies in the fact that the majority of persons suspected to be affected by the disease – as many as 515 – fall in the below 15 years of age category.

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