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There are 50% of sexually active Americans that have HPV. From the related link:
"Approximately 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. Another 6 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that at least 50% of sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives.".
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoMost adults acquire their first infection with genital HPV shortly after they become sexually active. It's unusual to find someone who is sexually active but goes through life without ever being exposed to HPV.
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What causes gentle warts?
Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Over 100 types of HPVs have been identified; about 40 of these types have the potential to infect the genital area. About 90% of genital warts are caused by two specific types of the virus (HPV-6 and -11), and these HPV types are considered "low risk," having a low cancer-causing potential. Other HPV types have been strongly associated with premalignant changes and cervical cancers in women. HPV-16 is responsible for about 50% of cervical cancers, and types 16, 18, 31, and 45 together account for 80% of cancers. Common warts are not the same as genital warts and are caused by different HPV types that infect the skin. Genital warts are indirectly associated with use of birth control pills due to increased sexual contact without the use of barrier protection, multiple sex partners, and having sex at an early age.
What kind of viruses cause warts?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes genital warts.
Can a wart on your finger cause genital warts?
No, finger warts are not caused by the same subtype of HPV that causes genital warts.
Are warts chronic?
Genital warts are usually flat, papular, or pedunculated growths on the genital mucosa. Diagnosis of genital warts is made by visual inspection and may be confirmed by biopsy, although biopsy is needed only under certain circumstances. No data support the use of HPV nucleic acid tests in the routine diagnosis or management of visible genital warts.
Is there a vaccine for common warts?
No, only for genital warts like Giardasil.
What is a common symptom of the human hpv?
Genital warts
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.
Who is most likely to have HPV?
Genital HPV occurs soon after first sexual experience. HPV that causes common warts is typically contracted in childhood.
Are hpv and genital warts the same?
Yes they are; HPV is the virus that causes genital warts.
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.
What is cauliflower refers to as STD?
HPV or genital warts is often cauliflower shaped.
Do you get a genital rash with HPV?
No.
Can a female with HPV give a male genital warts?
Yes women with HPV give men genital warts.
Can someone receive a kidney transplant if they have genital warts or hpv?
Yes, you can have a kidney transplant even if you have genital warts or HPV. Immunomodulators may affect the course of HPV disease, but HPV doesn't prevent this option.
What is HPV positive?
HPV is a abreviated term for a longer set of words that mean genital warts. If you are HPV positive you have one or more of the strains of genital warts. Genital warts are transmitted by touching of the mucous membrains of one person to another. Due to the lack of efficacy of condoms in preventing genital warts, 1 in 5 sexually active persons is thought to have HPV. There is now a new vaccination, that helps protect against four of the most common types of HPV. This vaccine s reccomended for females ages 9 to 26 in order to lower the risk of cancers that are associated with having HPV.
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
Where can one find medical photos of HPV?
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease. It causes genital warts, which is why it is sometimes mistaken as herpes. One can find medical photos of HPV at their local doctor office.
