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do we get genital warts by shaking hands?

2006-09-10 23:42:16 · 9 answers · asked by goodquestion 2 in Health Diseases & Conditions STDs

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I do not think so. Genital warts spread by skin to skin contact of the affected area. hands do not shed the virus. If somebody touches hands to affected area and you touch your hand immediately near your genitals, you may get it. but it looks far fetched.

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.

2006-09-11 03:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by assaulted79 2 · 0 0

Not unless someone has been touching lesions shedding HPV and then shakes your hand and you immediately touch your genitals. The odds of that happening are just about zero.

It's not a bad idea to wash your hands every time before touching your genitals or any other mucous membrane (like the eyes or mouth or rectum.)

Genital warts are virtually always sexually transmitted. The human papilloma virus (HPV) that caused genital worts is also the cause of most cervical cancer in women, so there's more reaon to avoid than ugly bumps. It's also implicated in some cancers in men. And there is currently no cure for HPV, althougn a vaccine is just on the market that prevents many of the HPV strains.

2006-09-10 23:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Genital warts is an STD, caused by a virus present in bodily fluids. You're not going to get it from a wart on your hand. You can buy over-the-counter stuff to get rid of the wart, if it's bothering you that much.

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2016-04-29 21:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No. You can get warts from shaking someones hand who has warts on their hand though, but this isn't considered genital warts.

2006-09-10 23:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by Alli 7 · 1 0

No you get genital warts by having sexual intercourse with a person that has warts alreaady

2006-09-11 05:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by Shanana 2 · 0 0

NO. Genital warts (HPV) need a specific environment to survive, and the hands cannot provide that environment.

2006-09-11 03:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Made in America 7 · 0 1

Genital warts are caused by Human Papilloma virus. The medical literature does not mention about the same. Herpes labialis can be spread by kissing. Herpes simplex virus will be spread by sharing articles such as towel, razor, cups, etc.
Please see the webpages for more details and images on Genital wart (Human papilloma virus)

2006-09-11 00:13:52 · answer #8 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0 1

uh no.. it's a sexually transmitted disease.. also known as HPV

2006-09-10 23:44:12 · answer #9 · answered by waiting4myredemption 4 · 1 0

no you can't it is transmitted sexually

2006-09-11 01:14:13 · answer #10 · answered by puppy love 6 · 0 0

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