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What kind of viruses cause warts?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes genital warts.
Who discovered the wart virus?
no one is sure but was discovered with HPV in 1969
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 other skin disorders are caused by the virus that causes warts?
Warts are skin tumors caused by the Human Pappilomavirus (HPV). There are over a hundred different types of HPV, some of which cause warts, while others can cause cancer, with a preponderence of cancers being Cervical Cancer.
Are warts cancerous?
A wart is what we call a tumour. Warts are rarely cancerous but then again, there is still that small chance. If you think it is an unusual sort of wart, visit your doctor.
Gardasil in chickenpox?
Gardasil is a vaccine for HPV. It has nothing to do with chicken pox.
What is a Gardasil shot for?
Gardasil is a vaccination that is intended to protect against four types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
Can you get gardasil vaccine while you have hpv?
Sure you can. There are numerous strains of HPV. The Gardasil will help with 4 of them. Even if you know that you're currently infected with one of the 4 strains in the Gardasil vaccine, it can still help you with the other 3.
hpv vaccine types?
There are 3 types of Hpv vaccine.1. Cervarix: It is a vaccine used for protection against Hpv Type 16 and 18.2. Gardasil: It provides protection against Hpv Type 6, 11, 16 and 18.3. Gardasil 9: Protects against Hpv Type 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, 58.Cervarix only protects against cervical cancer, while Gardasil and Gardasil 9 vaccines protect against cervical cancer and genital warts.
Is it possible to get cervical cancer from Gardasil?
No, nor can you receive HPV from the vaccine.
Can Gardasil cause HPV?
No. This is not possible. The Gardasil vaccine contains recombinant proteins from HPV to provoke an immune response. There are no live viruses, attenuated viruses or even dead viruses in the vaccine. The viral DNA is not present in any form.
What is Gardasil and what does it help prevent females from developing as older adults?
Gardasil is a vaccine that helps prevent HPV infection, which can lead to cervical, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers in females as they age. It also helps prevent genital warts caused by certain types of HPV.
How does the new medication Gardisil help treat HPV and cancer?
Gardasil doesn't treat HPV or cancer - it is only a vaccine that will help prevent you from transmitting a few of the strains of HPV that are known to cause cervical cancer.
What is the active ingredient in Gardasil?
The active ingredient in any vaccine is the antigen to which the body then creates protective antibodies. It can be any portion of the bacterium or virus that produces the necessary immune response. In the case of Gardasil the active ingredients are proteins of HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18.
Should children be vaccinated for HPV?
Yes. Vaccination for HPV can reduce the risk of HPV (Human papiloma virus) infection, genital warts, and cervical cancer in women and penile and rectal cancer in men. The HPV vaccine Gardasil was first recommended for use in women, but it is not recommended for use in males and females to further reduce the incidence HPV, genital warts, cervical cancer, penile cancer, and rectal cancer. Ideally, the vaccine should be given to girls and boys before adolescence, usually between ages 9 and 13, because the vaccine must be given before HPV exposure. Just as boys and girls are routinely immunized for measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, hepatitus A and B, diphtheria, pertussis, meningitis, and chicken pox, they should also be routinely vaccinated for HPV, which protects them from HPV infection, genital warts, and cervical, penile, and rectal cancers caused by HPV.
Is it okay to drink wine or beer when you have hpv?
It is not wrong to take wine or beer when you have HPV. The patients should however exercise restraint and not indulge in binge drinking.
Who can get the HPV vaccine and what does it do?
The approved age range currently is from 9-26. It is recommended that girl receive it between the ages of 12-18, but older women can get it, too.The vaccines provide protection against HPV, different strains of which can cause both genital warts and cervical (and other genital) cancers.Gardasil is also approved for male for the prevention of genital warts. Gardasil has 4 strains of HPV, 2 of which are common cause of genital warts. The Cervarix is only for women because it has only 2 strains (same one as in Gardasil) that commonly seen in cervical cancer.It is thought the protection against HPV will be life long, but the vaccine has not been around long enough for studies to prove this.
