Chancroid III

能治癒性傳播疾病-傳染 Curable STDs-Infections

軟下疳 III

6. 如何治療？
用抗生素能夠有效地治療軟性下疳。潰口會在約2周內癒合。淋巴結腫大很可能消除。軟性下疳是增加愛滋病病毒(HIV)感染風險的疾病之一。

7. 如何預防？
避免與已感染者性接觸是最好的預防辦法。除此之外，理性地遵循“安全性行為指南”（在某些發展中國家，這種指南手冊恐怕比較缺乏。中國大陸在此方面的服務也不健全——譯者注）可以提供一些保護。尤其是，如果正確地和堅持使用安全套，有助於避免被傳染。那些已感染者必須終止與人的性接觸，直到被治癒為止；而且必須通報給自己的性伴（在性忌諱的社會，因為感染者會受到歧視的原因，這一做法恐怕很難得到保障——譯者注），以至於這些人能去做檢測和得到治療。

15-49歲成人軟性下疳發病率估計數（單位：%）
Estimated Incidence of Chancroid (Percentage of Persons age 15-49)

資料來源：斯蒂芬 A. 摩爾斯等.性傳播疾病與愛滋病地圖.紐約：摩斯比-烏爾夫，1996(46-50)
Source: Morse, Stephen A., et al. Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS. Mosby-Wolfe, 1996: New York (46-50).

Chancroid III

6. How is it treated?
Chancroid is effectively treated with antibiotics. The sores will heal in about two weeks. Large lymph node swellings must be drained. Chancroid is one of the diseases that carry an increased risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS.

7. How can it be prevented?
Chancroid is best prevented by avoiding sexual contact with an infected person. Short of this, following the “safe sex guidelines” offers some reasonable protection. Especially condoms are helpful in avoiding transmission if they are used correctly and consistently. Those who are infected with the disease must stop having any sexual contact until they are cured, and they must notify their sexual partners so that they can be tested and treated.

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