Frambösie is a nonvenereal infectious disease of tropical countries caused by the bacterium Treponema pertenue. The disease, which is contagious through skin contact, is one of the treponematoses and is readily treatable with antibiotics. If left untreated, the skin disease develops in four stages, beginning with raspberry-like papules and leading to destruction of the bones … Framboesie: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Pinta is an infectious disease of the skin. It occurs exclusively in tropical regions. However, due to improved hygienic conditions, the incidence of the disease has greatly decreased. What is pinta? The disease gets its name from the Spanish word “pinta,” which means spot. In Colombia, it also goes by the name carate. Pinta is … Pinta: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Four distinct families of Gram-negative, extremely thin and long, helical bacteria that can move actively establish the group of spirochetes. They occur in soils and waters and as parasites or commensals in the digestive tracts of mammals, mollusks, and insects. Several species appear in humans as causative agents of spirochetes, including such diverse diseases as … Spirochetes: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
