Questions About Rare STDs

Have a question about rare STDs? You can find answers to your STD symptom, STD testing, STD prevention, and STD treatment questions right here! Want to know more about one of the rarer non-viral STDs such as chancroid, MRSA, lymphogranuloma venerum, or molluscum contagiosum? Submit a question yourself and for inclusion in the uncommon STD FAQ.

Other STD FAQs:

• General STD FAQ
• Viral (HPV, HIV, Herpes, & Hepatitis)STD FAQ
• Common Non-Viral STDs (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, etc.)STD FAQ

Questions About Specific STDs

• Chancroid
  • What are the Symptoms of Chancroid?
    Chancroid is a painful genital ulcer disease only rarely seen in the United States. The sores it causes, however, are relatively recognizable.
  • How Do I Get Tested for Chancroid?
    Most doctors diagnose chancroid simply based on the appearance of the sores. However, questionable sores can also be cultured for the presence of Haemophilus ducreyi, the bacteria that causes chancroid.
  • What is the Treatment for Chancroid?
    Chancroid is treated with antibiotics, however the first round of treatment isn't always successful.
• Molluscum Contagiosum
  • What are the Symptoms of Molluscum Contagiosum?
    Molluscum contagiosum causes itchy skin blisters most often seen in children, but they can also be sexually transmitted in adults.
  • How Do I Get Tested for Molluscum Contagiosum?
    Most doctors can diagnose a molluscum infection based on the appearance of the blisters it causes, but sometimes a biopsy is necessary.
  • What is the Treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum?
    In most cases, molluscum infections can be left to heal on their own. Doctors can treat the rash if it is causing a lot of discomfort or distress, but home remedies may actually be dangerous.
• Lymphogranuloma Venerum (LGV)
  • What are the Symptoms of LGV?
    Although LGV is actually a type of chlamydia infection, its symptoms are far more similar to those of syphilis.
  • How Do I Get Tested for LGV?
    LGV can be extremely difficult to test for, because doctors have to be very familiar with the illness to know what they should be looking for.
  • What is the Treatment for LGV?
    LGV is treated using antibiotics.
• MRSA
  • Is MRSA an STD?
    Most people think of MRSA as an infection that they pick up in the hospital, but recent studies have shown that it can also be sexually transmitted.
  • What is MRSA?
    MRSA is an infection with a common type of bacteria, staph aureus, that has become problematic in part because it is resistant to certain types of treatment.
  • Can I have MRSA on my Skin Without Getting an Infection?
    Just because you have MRSA on your skin, doesn't mean you have a MRSA infection. It may mean, however, that you are at increased risk of acquiring one.