Chancroid

Chancroid is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Haemophilus ducreyi. Chancroid causes ulcers, usually of the genitals. Chancroid can be cured with antibiotics.

Chancroid Basics

• STD Facts: Chancroid
  MDH overview of chancroid: signs and symptoms, transmission, complications, prevention and treatment.
  
  
• CDC: Chancroid Disease Information
  CDC's overview of chancroid.
  

Getting Tested for Chancroid

• Getting Tested for STDs
  Resources for finding STD testing clinics in your area.

Reporting a Case of Chancroid

• Reporting Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
  Laboratory confirmed cases of Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi) must be reported to MDH within one working day.

Chancroid Statistics and Reports

• STD Surveillance Report
  Bacterial STD cases occurring in Minnesota including Chancroid by year and other demographic breakdowns by the MDH.
  

More about STDs

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  
  
• CDC: STD Treatment Guidelines
  CDC's latest treatment guidelines for STDs.
  
  
• Minnesota Family Planning and STD Hotline
  Toll-free hotline for confidential information about the prevention, testing locations and treatment of STDs in Minnesota. (1-800-78-FACTS)