Curable STDs - Infections

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.

Estimated Incidence of Chancroid (Percentage of Persons age 15-49)

Source: Morse, Stephen A., et al. Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS.
Mosby-Wolfe, 1996: New York (46-50).