I need to know... Is HPV ( human pappiloma virus) a strain of the herpies family or not. I have been told it is for many years through our local cancer institute, as I have this condition, and have since had a hyst to deal with it once and for all. But people on this site keep saying it is not!! Please clear this up for me.
2006-12-21 00:12:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
If it is not a herpies strain, then why can some hpv infections cause warts.
2006-12-21 00:19:26 · update #1
Again, I have had severe stage 3 cervical displasia. I now have no uterus or cervix because of the hpv virus. One of the strains that does not cause warts thank god.
2006-12-21 02:18:06 · update #2
NO. It is a completely different virus strain........HPV as you know is human pappiloma virus, herpes is vericella zoster virus.....
2006-12-21 00:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No I dont think its a strain of herpes. Its a virus that causes warts or cervical dysplasia. Its the major cause of cervical cancer. Many people who have HPV are not even aware they have it. You do not always have warts- most dont. There are different severities of it, as I understand. Low, mid, and high grade. It can be dealth with by diagnosis and biopsy, then removal of abnormal cervical cells. I am also told that abnormal cells sometimes will go away on their own, and the body has the ability to heal itself of the virus. I also am dealing with HPV right now, and am a nurse. This whole thing sucks!
2006-12-21 01:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Penny P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world.Genital warts (sometimes called condylomata acuminata or venereal warts) are the most easily recognized sign of genital HPV infection. Many people, however, have a genital HPV infection without genital warts.
HSV has two types type 1(oral) and type 2 (genital).Many people who are infected with HSV do not show any signs or symptoms. For example, women infected on the cervix will have little or no symptoms of any kind. But when symptoms do occur (called an outbreak), genital herpes causes painful blisters on the thighs, genitals, or rectum that break open and turn into sores.
Simply put, the symptoms are very different.. These viruses are totally different from each other but both are sexually transmitted.
HPV = warts and increase probability of cervical CA (strains 16, 18, 45 and 31)
HSV= blisters
2006-12-21 00:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by coldflesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The human pappiloma virus, if located genitally, can be accurately diagnosed with a colposcopy and biopsy, and treated with the immune boosting supplement Beta-mannan. Genital warts are the most easily recognized sign of genital HPV infection. Though, in many cases, infected people do not have genital warts. Pap smear screening determines the presence of abnormal cells and the presence of infection. There are approximatly 90 strains of the germ. The human pappiloma virus, if located genitally, can be accurately diagnosed with a colposcopy and biopsy, and treated with the immune boosting supplement Beta-mannan.
human pappiloma virus - Colposcopy, Beta-mannan
Genital warts are very contagious. The germ is spread during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. Only two-thirds of people who have been infected through contact with an infected person tend to develop warts. The warts normally appear within three months after the contact. The human pappiloma virus, if located genitally, can be accurately diagnosed with a colposcopy and biopsy, and treated with the immune boosting supplement Beta-mannan.
2006-12-21 00:20:15 · answer #4 · answered by Minxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you need to be concerned with dear is whether the strain you became infected with is one of the many that could turn cancerous. A simple PAP smear from your GYN or PCP can determine the exact strain of virus.
2006-12-21 02:06:31 · answer #5 · answered by sapphire_velvet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a doc
hpv is known to be imp in cervical cancrs in women
amongst others
no its different from herpes
2006-12-21 00:29:23 · answer #6 · answered by poison_ivy_sam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋