HPV Virus - more than one type?

Question

I'm curious about something and maybe a health care professional can answer this. My dad was in hospital with West Nile. Because his spinal tap came back as positive for infection, they treated him with antibiotics for the HPV virus, (as a preventative as they didn't know what he had at this point). So what I want to know is if this is the same HPV virus as the sexually transmitted one?

They stopped the HPV antibiotic treatment once it was confirmed as West Nile, however I'm just curious why something like HPV was suspected in the first place, as his symptoms were high fever, tremors, incoherency and confusion, headache, etc. and really he just slipped into unconsciousness. I've never heard of that associated with the sexually transmitted HPV and I'm certain that they said they were treating for HPV infection as a precautionary.

Can HPV cause all those symptoms my dad had? Or would this be another strain or type of HPV?

No Wulfie they only knew it was a Virus, and there are MANY viruses which attack the brain and menenges, the HPV being one of them and it is the ONLY virus that responds to antibiotics. Just wanted to know if it was in the same family as the STD one although I highly doubt it.

Answer 1

HPVs are a group of over 100 related viruses. Each HPV virus in the group is given a number, which is called an HPV type. HPVs are called papilloma viruses because some of the HPV types cause warts, or papillomas, which are non-cancerous tumors. The papilloma viruses are attracted to and are able to live only in squamous epithelial cells in the body. Squamous epithelial cells are thin, flat cells that are found on the surface of the skin, cervix, vagina, anus, vulva, head of the penis, mouth, and throat. HPVs will not grow in other parts of the body. Of the more than 100 strains of HPV, about 60 HPV types cause warts on non-genital skin, such as on the hands and feet. These are the common warts. The other 40 HPV types are mucosal types of HPV. "Mucosal" refers to the body’s mucous membranes. The mucosal HPV types are also called the genital (or anogenital) type HPVs because they typically affect the anal and genital area. The mucosal HPVs prefer the moist squamous cells found in this area. They do not prefer the skin of the hands and feet.
HPV is transmitted mainly by direct genital contact during vaginal or anal intercourse. It is not spread through bodily fluids, nor does it live in blood, or any organs.
Transmission by genital contact without intercourse is not common, but infection has been reported in women who did not have a history of intercourse. Oral-genital and hand-genital transmission of some genital HPV types is possible and has been reported. HPV is a very common virus. Some doctors think it is almost as common as the common cold virus. In the United States, over 6 million people get an HPV infection every year. Almost half of the infections are in those between 15 and 25 years of age. About half to three-fourths of the people who have ever had sex will have HPV at some time in their life. HPV usually has no symptoms, unless it is a type that causes genital warts. Most people will never know if they have HPV because no significant disease develops and the immune system suppresses the virus. A small percent of people with HPV will have the virus for a longer time and will develop cell changes that may lead over many years to cervical or other anogenital cancer.

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Answer 3

I actually have HPV and it is a sexually transmitted virus. I can't see how they'd mistake it for that because first most men don't show any symptoms of it, and two because it doesn't have those kinds of symptoms. HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer in women and a cause of anal cancer homosexual men.

They would not have given him antibiotics for HPV because it is not treatable that way. There are about 100 different strands, but they are mostly causes of genital warts, warts on hands and feet and cervical dysplasia in women. Plus antibiotics only treat bacterial infections, not viral.

You should talk to his doctor and find out what they were really treating for because that is not hpv. Sorry.

Answer 4

This hospital of yours is a little strange.

West Nile Virus and the HPV family of viruses are completely different.

There are over 100 known HPV viruses. Taking antibiotics does nothing to treat them.

Answer 5

there is like over 60 different types. and maybe the med helped with the west nile virus who knows.. but as far as im aware no. hpv doesnt not have signs and symptoms such as those you listed. hpv signs and symptoms arent usually able to detect unless there is a genital wart break out

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Answer 8

I wish I could help ya, Eve...but I'm still tryin to figure out where all these new diseases keep coming from...