What are the early symptoms and causes of chancroid?

The early symptoms and causes of chancroid are what many patients with this disease want to know. Because this disease is highly contagious and difficult to treat, many patients with this disease want to fully understand its symptoms and causes in order to prevent it from harming their bodies. In order for you to fully understand it, let's take a look at the introduction below.

What are the symptoms of chancre in the latent period? Syphilis chancre is a slowly transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. It often first occurs in the external genitalia, and then invades all organs of the body through lymph and blood, so there are many clinical symptoms and signs. On the other hand, syphilis can be asymptomatic for years and be in a hidden state. Syphilis is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, and can also be transmitted to the next generation through the placenta to give birth to congenital syphilis.

Common symptoms are as follows: chancre infection appears 7 to 60 days after infection. Most patients have chancre as a single, painless, non-itching, round or oval ulcer with clear borders that grows on the genitals and is higher than the skin surface. The ulcer surface is relatively clean, and those with secondary infection have more secretions. It feels cartilage-like when touched. It lasts for 4 to 6 weeks and can heal on its own. Chancre can coexist with secondary syphilis and must be distinguished from local ulcerative lesions such as chancre, genital herpes, and fixed drug eruptions.

The pathogen of syphilis is a spirochete, which is a small, slender, spiral-shaped microorganism with a length of 5-20nm and a diameter of <0.2nm. It has 6-12 spirals, which are invisible to the naked eye. Under the dark field of a microscope, people can only see the refractive properties of the spirochete, and its activity is relatively strong. There are 4-6 flagella-like fiber bundles at the front end, and the ends are curled. When not affected by external factors, the spiral is regular. Because it is transparent and not easy to color, it is also called the pale spirochete. The spirochete is an anaerobic bacterium that can survive and reproduce in the body for a long time. As long as the conditions are suitable, it will reproduce by splitting into two in a transverse manner. It is difficult to survive outside the body and can be easily killed by boiling, drying, soapy water and general disinfectants (such as mercuric chloride, carbolic acid, alcohol, etc.).

The early symptoms and causes of chancroid are introduced in detail in this article. I believe that many patients with this disease have fully understood the symptoms and its causes. Therefore, after a comprehensive understanding, in order to avoid further deterioration, they must undergo treatment as soon as possible. Only by undergoing treatment as soon as possible can they recover as soon as possible.