2007-12-20 10:48:41 · 5 answers · asked by peggy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is not found in blood. It is found in the outer skin tissue or the mucous membranes of the cervix.
2007-12-20 11:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by tarnishedsilverheart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot contract HPV through blood. The virus is one that lives on the top layer of your skin rather than your blood stream. In an Oct. 2005 quote in HPV Today (and republished on theHPVtest.com), Diane Harper, MD, explains:
“We must emphasize that this virus lives in the top (layer) of our skin - not in our blood stream, not in our spinal cord, nor in any other internal organs. We must emphasize that this virus infects every single human being, usually in the form of hand or feet warts in childhood, so there is nothing extraordinary about having an HPV infection. We must emphasize that this virus can only move from one human to another through skin-to-skin contact (not through pets or towels or linen), where the receiving skin already has a (usually microscopic) abrasion. We must emphasize that humans are meant to live in communities and must have skin-to-skin contact to survive. Cancer-causing HPV infections (just) happen.”
If you'd like to read more about the HPV virus, visit http://www.thehpvtest.com/under-30/HPV-facts-HPV-virus-FAQ.html
Best of Luck,
Tracey from theHPVtest.com
2007-12-21 10:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Women and teens are more prone to this. It can lead to cancer. This STD, normally affects the cervix of a woman's body. If you have a cut and someone touches you with this virus...You won't catch it. Not unless you touch her cervix...lol.
2007-12-20 18:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by lovelypieces 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No HPV cause cell changes, genital warts but not by blood just by having sex or sometimes oral
2007-12-20 21:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by nathan and vanessa mama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-12-20 18:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋