Diseases

(Stds In Men) Chancroid

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Chancroid. : a venereal disease caused by a hemophilic bacterium of the genus haemophilus (h. ducreyi) and characterized by chancres that differ from those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins — called also soft chancre.

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms usually occur within four days to ten days from exposure. ...
The ulcer begins as a tender, elevated bump, or papule, that becomes a pus-filled, open sore with eroded or ragged edges.
The ulcer is soft to the touch (unlike a syphilis chancre that is hard or rubbery).

CAUSES

Chancroid is a bacterial sexually transmitted disease (std) caused by infection with haemophilus ducreyi. It is characterized by painful necrotizing genital ulcers that may be accompanied by inguinal lymphadenopathy. It is a highly contagious but curable disease.