Chancroid at a Glance
Chancroid at a Glance
A sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Common symptoms include sores on the genitals
Treatment is available
Easily spread
Condoms reduce your risk of infection
Want to get tested for chancroid? FIND A HEALTH CENTER
STDs are very common. But we can protect ourselves and each other from STDs like chancroid. Learning more about chancroid is an important first step.
Here are some of the most common questions we hear people ask about chancroid. We hope you find the answers helpful, whether you think you may have chancroid, have been diagnosed with it, or are just curious about it.There are several ways to help prevent getting chancroid or spreading it to other people:
You can abstain from vaginal and anal intercourse, and oral sex.
If you choose to have vaginal or anal intercourse, use female or latex condoms every time.
If you choose to have oral sex, use a condom, Glyde dam, or dental dam.
Avoid touching the chancroid sores. If you do touch one, carefully wash your hands to reduce the risk that you spread the infection to another part of your body.
Chancroid and HIV
Chancroid sores may make it easier to contract HIV. If you are at risk for HIV and have a chancroid sore, it is especially important to abstain from sex play. If you do have sex, you can reduce your risk of getting HIV and other STDs by using latex or female condoms.
Causes[edit source]
Chancroid is a bacterial infection caused by the fastidious Gram-negative streptobacillus Haemophilus ducreyi. It is a disease found primarily in developing countries, most prevalent in low socioeconomic groups, associated with commercial sex workers.
Infection levels are very low in the Western world, typically around one case per two million of the population (Canada, France, Australia, UK and US).[citation needed] Most individuals diagnosed with chancroid have visited countries or areas where the disease is known to occur frequently, although outbreaks have been
A sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Common symptoms include sores on the genitals
Treatment is available
Easily spread
Condoms reduce your risk of infection
Want to get tested for chancroid? FIND A HEALTH CENTER
STDs are very common. But we can protect ourselves and each other from STDs like chancroid. Learning more about chancroid is an important first step.
Here are some of the most common questions we hear people ask about chancroid. We hope you find the answers helpful, whether you think you may have chancroid, have been diagnosed with it, or are just curious about it.There are several ways to help prevent getting chancroid or spreading it to other people:
You can abstain from vaginal and anal intercourse, and oral sex.
If you choose to have vaginal or anal intercourse, use female or latex condoms every time.
If you choose to have oral sex, use a condom, Glyde dam, or dental dam.
Avoid touching the chancroid sores. If you do touch one, carefully wash your hands to reduce the risk that you spread the infection to another part of your body.
Chancroid and HIV
Chancroid sores may make it easier to contract HIV. If you are at risk for HIV and have a chancroid sore, it is especially important to abstain from sex play. If you do have sex, you can reduce your risk of getting HIV and other STDs by using latex or female condoms.
Causes[edit source]
Chancroid is a bacterial infection caused by the fastidious Gram-negative streptobacillus Haemophilus ducreyi. It is a disease found primarily in developing countries, most prevalent in low socioeconomic groups, associated with commercial sex workers.
Infection levels are very low in the Western world, typically around one case per two million of the population (Canada, France, Australia, UK and US).[citation needed] Most individuals diagnosed with chancroid have visited countries or areas where the disease is known to occur frequently, although outbreaks have been