Genital Warts?

Question

From what I know, genital warts are passed through skin to skin contact. And that's basically all I know about it. If someone touch a person in the infected area with their hand, can they catch the virus? And when you have the virus, does the warts just decide to appear anywhere? It's sort of confusing to me. It would seem to me that if a person touched an infected person, they'd get it on the skin/area they touched with.

I've also heard that people with the virus can pass it even without an outbreak. Is this true? How is this possible?

If someone can help me understand, I would greatly appreciate it.

P.S. Why can't the HPV be tested for? Why hasn't a test been devised for it?

From what I know, people don't know if they have the virus unless they experience symptoms.

Answer 1

GENITAL WARTS are caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). There are multiple strains of this virus, two strains are the cause of cervical cancer others cause genital warts. This is a sexually transmitted disease and should be taken seriously. Also, if you have one STD it is certainly possible that you may have others, so get tested.

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), any of a family of more than 60 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Detectable warts can be or removed, usually by chemicals, freezing, or laser, but often recur. Intralesional alpha interferon has been effective in the treatment of genital warts. Genital warts, sometimes called condylomata acuminata, are soft and often occur in clusters. They can occur internally or externally, but even in the absence of warts the virus may be present and transmittable. Problems can result from untreated warts, which can grow quite large, or, in rare cases, from infection of an infant during delivery. In addition, certain strains of HPV are associated with cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, and penis. HPV 16 has been shown to be associated with some forms of Kaposi's sarcoma and throat cancer. A vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006 can protect a woman against those strains that cause most cases of cervical cancer and genital warts; HPV vaccination is recommended for girls beginning at 11 to 12 years of age.-

Answer 2

Genital Warts are caused by the human papilloma virus, HPV. There are over 100 type of HPV. Only types 6 and 11 cause genital warts. Different types of the virus has an effect on different parts of the body. I touch my genital warts and I haven't gotten them anywhere else. HPV not only causes genital warts, it causes the warts that appear all over your body. In rare cases, HPV causes anal, penile, cervical, and oral cancer.
HPV is a virus. All viruses can be passed on when no symptoms are present. There is no cure (pill, patch, injection, etc.) for the common colds but our body can fight them off over time. This is the same with HPV - it has no cure but out immune systems will "get rid of it.". Even though we have no physical symptoms, it is still in the cells of our bodies.
There is no way to tell if a man as HPV or not without warts. Woman get pap smears to test for things like that. The testing is limited though.

I hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Genital warts are hyperplastic, sometimes pedunculated lesions of the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals caused by human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Some HPV types cause flat endocervical or anal lesions that are precancerous. Diagnosis is clinical. Multiple treatments exist, but few are highly effective. Genital warts may resolve without treatment in immunocompetent patients but may persist and spread in patients with decreased cell-mediated immunity (eg, HIV infection).
Please see the web pages for more details on Genital warts.

Answer 5

Genital warts are symptoms of a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by some types of human papillomavirus (HPV). It is spread through direct skin-to-skin contact, usually during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner.

* Currently, there is no HPV test recommended for men. The only approved HPV tests on the market are for screening women for cervical cancer. They are not useful for screening for HPV-related cancers or genital warts in men. You can found it at here ...>>>http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm

Answer 6

HPV can be tested for. The warts usually appear on a mucosal area, not squamous skin. what that means is, the pinkish thin skin inside the vagina, around the inner lips of the vagina, near the end of the penis. Possibly inside your mouth too. It will not usually affect your hands, but the virus can be carried on your hands.

Answer 7

warts are very contagious i would check with your doctor on how to get reid of them you can go online to read about it.