フランベジア

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ラ

ン

ベ

ジ

ア

Meanings

1

noun

yaws; framboesia

medicine

Medical term for a tropical bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum pertenue, characterized by skin lesions.

フランベジアは主おもに熱ねっ帯たい地ち域いきで見みられる感かん染せん症しょうです。
Yaws is an infectious disease mainly found in tropical regions.

WHO

は

フラン

ベジア

の

撲ぼく

滅めつ

を

目め

指ざ

し

て

いる

。

The WHO aims to eradicate yaws.

Similar words

梅ばい毒どく
梅毒 (syphilis) is caused by a related bacterium but is sexually transmitted, whereas フランベジア (yaws) is spread by non-sexual skin contact, mainly in children.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'framboesia' or directly from New Latin 'framboesia', ultimately from French 'framboise' (raspberry), referring to the raspberry-like appearance of the lesions.