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If you use a towel after a person infected with the virus, it is possible to catch the virus with no sexual contact (or at birth if mother infected).
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If you never had any sexual contact with anyother people can you get HPV the genital warts kind?
If you've never had sexual contact with anyone, then you can't get HPV. If you've ever had sexual contact with a person, you can get HPV, the genital warts kind.
How do you get high-risk HPV?
They either drop your blood and/or have a swab in your pee hole then send it to lab
How does hpv attack the body?
Depending on the strain of HPV (human papillomavirus), it can cause genital warts (small fleshy bumps or clusters of bumps found on the genital area), an increased risk of cervical cancer, or show no signs or symptoms at all. In most cases, women affected with HPV have the virus and it resolves on its own. If you are sexually active or 21 years or older, it is recommended that you have a Pap smear annually to screen for cervical cancer and other abnormalities (including HPV).
If you have one type of HPV ie warts on the hands face could that possibly transmit to genital HPV?
There are 100 different kinds of hpv, 30 of which are sexually transmitted, 12 of which casue genital warts, and 15 of which can cause cervical cancer. Warts can be spread from any part of the body to any part of the body by skin contact. So, if you have a type of HPV that causes warts, and the warts on on your face, it you have genital contact you could spread that kind of HPV to the genetial area.
Are hpv and genital warts the same?
Yes they are; HPV is the virus that causes genital warts.
Is there a better approach to preventing HPV than vaccines?
Probably not. Most people first contract HPV shortly after starting sexual activity. If nobody had genital-genital contact until they found a single partner, HPV might be eliminated, but this scenario is not likely.
Can you get genital warts even if you havent came in direct contact with them or ever had hpv?
No. Genital warts are caused by several strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). You would have to have HPV in order to develop genital warts. However many HPV virus are very common and easily caught, and it is unusual to be tested for HPV unless you have symptoms.
Can you get shingles from kissing?
Mouth to mouth kissing will not spread genital HPV, unless of course the mouth has already been in contact with an infected genital area! Any direct skin contact with the genital area can spread the virus.
What is genital HPV?
Genital HPV is the most common viral STD. Occurs in both men and women. There are > 40 HPV types that effect the genital area of males and females. Hpv types can also infect the mouth and throat through oral sex. Since Genital HPV is a viral STD it can not be cured.
What is cauliflower refers to as STD?
HPV or genital warts is often cauliflower shaped.
Can you get hpv from laundry?
HPV is passed on through genital contact-most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may also be passed on during oral sex. Since HPV usually causes no symptoms, most men and women can get HPV-and pass it on-without realizing it. People can have HPV even if years have passed since they had sex. Even men with only one lifetime sex partner can get HPV.
Do you get a genital rash with HPV?
No.
