Diseases

Frambesia

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Also known as yaws, frambesia is a common chronic infectious disease that occurs mainly in the warm humid regions of the tropics with characteristic bumps on the skin of the face, hands, feet and genital area. ... The organism that causes yaws is a bacterium called a spirochete.

SYMPTOMS

Pain areas: in the bones or joints
Skin: rashes, small bump, ulcers, or scar
Also common: malaise, swelling, or swollen lymph nodes

CAUSES

These secondary lesions with rashes may be painless like the mother yaw or they may be filled with pus, burst, and form ulcers. The affected child often experiences malaise (feels poorly) and anorexia (loss of appetite). The latent stage occurs when the disease symptoms abate, although an occasional lesion may occur.