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An infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue which mainly affects children in rural communities in the humid tropics. It affects the skin and bones, is spread by skin to skin contact, and is not sexually transmitted, but cannot be distinguished serologically from syphilis.
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    An infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue which mainly affects children in rural communities in the humid tropics. It affects the skin and bones, is spread by skin to skin contact, and is not sexually transmitted, but cannot be distinguished serologically from syphilis.

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