1) Framboesia 2) Infectious disease 3) Yaws 1) Framboesia 2) Yaws 
(fram-be´zhә) yaws.
Frambesia: 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. Almost all cases of yaws are in children under 15 years of age. The organism that causes yaws is a bacterium called a spirochete....
A contagious bacterial skin infection that is characterized by eruptions of papules on the face, hands, feet and external genitalia. Anyone can be affected by the disorder, but it is most commonly seen in children under the age of 15 in warm, tropical areas. Synonym(s): Yaws