noun
- a tropical infectious disease caused by a spirochete, characterized by raspberry-like skin lesions
Usage: medical
Examples
- Frambesia is most commonly found in humid tropical regions.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with frambesia after examining the characteristic skin lesions.
- Public health campaigns have helped reduce the incidence of frambesia in many developing countries.
- Frambesia primarily affects children in rural tropical areas.
- The World Health Organization has targeted frambesia for elimination.
- Antibiotics are effective in treating frambesia when caught early.