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Chancroid is a serious cause for concern because a woman with chancroid has a high risk of getting the virus that causes AIDS if she has sexual relations with someone who has that virus.
Chapter 20 1995
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Chancroid: A sexually transmitted disease that causes painful sores in the genital area.
Chapter 24 1995
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Chancroid may be single, though most often is multiple.
The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male Winfield Scott Hall
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Returns from, Cases reported, Gonorrhœa and Syphilis: Chancroid;
Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health New Zealand. Committee of the Board of Health
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They are all germ diseases; one of them is practically local, one is capable of spreading the infection to contiguous organs and one is systemic.a. = Chancroid or Soft Chancre.
The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male Winfield Scott Hall
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Chancroid, sometimes termed soft chancre, is distinguished from the ulcer which marks the beginning of true syphilis by the fact that the tissues surrounding it are soft, while in true chancre the sore has a hard or indurated feeling.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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Chancroid is a bacterial infection that was rare in this country before 1984.
Chicago Reader 2010
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CHANCROID: Chancroid should be considered in patients with one or more painful genital ulcers, regional lymphadenopathy, negative dark field or serologic testing for syphilis, and negative testing for herpes simplex virus.
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Chancroid is a venereal disease most common in Africa, and the developing world.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Chancroid is a venereal disease most common in Africa, and the developing world.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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