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Painful Organisms Ulcer Chancre Chancroid H Ducreyi Hsv

Painful ulcers or chancres can be caused by Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid) or by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV).

Las úlceras genitales dolorosas (chancroides) pueden ser causadas por Haemophilus ducreyi o por el virus del herpes simple (VHS). H. ducreyi causa chancroides, mientras que el VHS causa úlceras herpéticas dolorosas que pueden comenzar como vesículas.

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H. ducreyi



HSV (vesicles which erupt into painful ulcers)


Tags: microbiology

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