I heard it was a sexually transmitted disease...
2006-08-14 13:08:46 · 11 answers · asked by Dave N 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Human Papillomavirus, also known as genital warts
2006-08-14 13:11:35 · answer #1 · answered by Tommy Boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human Papillomavirus is a virus that CAN lead to cervical cancer, and I've read it can lead to cancer of the penis also. Yes, it's considered an STD. About 95% of the women who have cervical cancer are found to have HPV. Many people have HPV without knowing it.
There are certain strains of the virus that can cause changes in cell tissue and can cuase genital warts and/or lead to precancerous conditions. If you have HPV, your doc should be able to test you for whether you have a high risk strain. Oddly, the virus sometimes disappears on its own, but better safe than sorry.
Genital warts generally don't hurt or itch and you may not have outward symptoms. Get checked if you think you've been exposed.
HPV is also the virus that causes regular warts on your hand or foot.
2006-08-14 21:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HPV stands for Human Papilloma Virus. This is a very common sexually transmitted virus..HPV is transmitted sexually through intimate genital to genital contact, including vaginal or anal intercourse or only rarely through oral sex. Transmission can also occur during genital skin to genital skin contact without sexual intercourse. A small fraction of men and women with HPV will develop genital warts. Another small fraction of women with HPV will develop cervical changes. Most people will have no changes.
2006-08-16 00:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by purple 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HPV virus causes genital warts. There are more than hundred HPV virus types. Only the type HPV6 causes anogenital warts. After one gets the virus, one may not get genital warts for months or years, but becomes a carrier. During that period, the affected person may pass on the virus to others. If you are in sexual relation with someone and if he/she shows no outer sign of warts, it does not mean that they cannot pass on the virus to you. Even they might be totally unaware that they are carriers.
2006-08-15 01:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human Papilloma Virus - there are different strains. Some strains cause gential warts (which is an STD), others cause warts on differnt parts of the body. Additionally, another strain which doesn't cause genital warts, but is still an STD, can cause cerival cancer in some women. There is no known symptoms in males with this strain - they are just carriers.
2006-08-14 20:19:10 · answer #5 · answered by katyah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human Papilloma VIrus, it comes in several ways, there now is a vaccine for the high risk one which doesnt cause warts
2006-08-14 20:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by Brandnewshoes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human papilloma virus(genital warts) and yes it is sexually transmitted and you can go for years without any outbreaks....it can just lay dormant before you realize you have it and would be hard to pinpoint exactly whom you may have contracted it from
2006-08-14 20:42:01 · answer #7 · answered by valetorres08 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human Pamploma Virus, and you can have it as a virgin. My doctor and I just discussed this at length.
2006-08-14 21:14:05 · answer #8 · answered by julielove327 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hepatitis virus which can be highly contagious and transmitted via sex thru infected blood, semen and vaginal secretions and use of unsterilized needles at the injection sites.
2006-08-14 20:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
human papilloma virus yes it causes cervical cancer do you have it
2006-08-14 20:13:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋