How is chancroid spread?

Answer 1

You can get chancroid sores or spread them through skin-to-skin contact with open sores, from hands that have touched a sore, or from sex toys such as a vibrator or dildo that have touched a sore.

Chancroid lesions can look like syphilis or genital herpes, so a doctor needs to analyze the discharge from the sores to get an accurate diagnosis.

Answer 2

If you have a chancroid you should be tested for syphilis right away. Syphilis is easily treated, but if ignored it can go to latent stage and cause major problems later. See your doctor or go to a clinic.