How To Use chancroid In A Sentence
- Infection with other STDs is an important co-factor for transmission of HIV; genital ulcer diseases in particular, such as chancroid, provide an entry point for HIV.
- In the developing world, the commonest diseases are gonorrhoea, syphilis, chancroid, and HIV infection, whereas in developed countries they are chlamydial infections, non-specific urethritis, genital warts, and herpes.
- Bacterial infections such as gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and chancroid are also spread through oral intercourse.
- The most notable increases were for chancroid, chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhoea, infectious hepatitis B, syphilis and trichomoniasis, according to the National Disease Surveillance Centre figures.
- In distinction to syphilis, the ulcers of chancroid are painful.
- Bacterial infections such as gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and chancroid are also spread through oral intercourse.
- The only co-infection that has received due attention is sexually transmitted infection (syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid etc), which is known to substantially increase vulnerability to HIV infection.
- A pelvic examination in women and a perineal and penile examination in men can identify the presence of discharge, trauma, or infective lesions such as herpes or chancroid.
- Coinfection is a particular issue if they have had sex in an area with a high prevalence of STIs, and therefore a positive herpes culture from a genital ulcer should not obviate the need to consider and test for syphilis or chancroid as well.
- Recent studies have shown that circumcised men are at significantly lower risk of urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis and chancroid.