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What is it?
A bacterial infection that results in sores on the mouth, throat, lips, anus, tongue, vagina, or penis.
How is it contracted?
You can get chancroid sores or spread them through skin-to-skin contact with open sores, from hands that have touched a sore, or from sex toys such as a vibrator or dildo that have touched a sore.
Incubation Period:
12 hours to 5 days
Symptoms:
Painful open sores on the genitals, and, in some cases, swollen and tender lymph nodes in the groin. Women may be less likely to get the sores; instead, their symptoms may include painful urination or defecation, painful intercourse, rectal bleeding, or vaginal discharge.
Testing:
Chancroid lesions can look like syphilis or genital herpes, so a doctor needs to analyze the discharge from the sores to get an accurate diagnosis.
Treatment: Antibiotics are usually effective.
If you are not treated:
The sores that remain from an untreated chancroid infection may put you at risk for other STDs, as well as other types of infections