Yaws (French framboisia; from framboisier - raspberry and the suffix -itis) is an acute infectious disease characterized by ulcerative necrotic inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes. The disease proceeds according to the type of disease complicated by a secondary infection. It is a sexually transmitted disease, transmitted primarily through sexual contact; transmission is possible during childbirth and breastfeeding from a sick mother to a child. The greatest epidemic danger is posed by carriers without obvious symptoms of the disease, as well as persons with relatively mild forms of the disease.
Treatment of yaws involves the administration of antibiotics and