What are the transmission routes of chancroid?

There is not only one way for chancroid to be transmitted, the most common one is sexual contact, so it is also called a sexually transmitted disease. It can also be transmitted from mother to child and through indirect contact, especially touching or using bathtubs or towels used by chancroid patients, which can easily cause infection.

1. Sexual contact transmission

The main route of transmission is through sexual contact, so people should be very careful about sexual contact transmission. When having sex with a carrier of chancroid, the genital epidermis is more likely to be worn, and the chancroid will be inoculated into the genitals of another person as the skin falls off. This is how the sexually transmitted disease is transmitted.

This situation often occurs among people with promiscuous sexual relationships. Try to avoid going to entertainment venues such as dance halls and nightclubs, and keep yourself clean to avoid being infected with chancroid, which will not only bring pain to yourself but also harm your loved ones.

2. Mother-to-child transmission

It is also a relatively important route of transmission. Some children who suffer from chancroid are most likely infected by their mothers. Pregnant women with this sexually transmitted disease have chancroids in their reproductive tracts, and the fetus will pass the chancroids to the newborn through the birth canal, which may cause the baby to also suffer from chancroids.

3. Self-transmission

Some genital warts can be self-vaccinated. Some patients feel itchy in the chancroid area of ​​their body and can't help scratching it, which sometimes spreads to the external genitalia and causes illness. Among them, chancroid type 1 and 2 can cause both skin warts and genital warts. Since chancroid only needs to be transmitted through skin contact, patients can be transmitted through genital contact; in Western countries, there is a possibility of transmission through shared sex toys, and genital chancroid has been detected on fingers. In addition, this sexually transmitted disease can also be transmitted between male homosexuals.

4. Indirect communication

Chancroid patients can be infected through daily necessities such as underwear, bathtubs, and bath towels. If women wear nylon underwear and do not pay attention to cleaning the vulva, it is easy to cause fungal vaginitis or trichomonal vaginitis, or when there is an increase in leucorrhea caused by other infections, the local immersion and moisture provide favorable conditions for the vaccination and reproduction of HPV. Scratching the vulva with contaminated hands or using contaminated towels can also cause the infection of chancroid virus.