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Genital Warts

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Sort Desciption: Genital warts are caused by the Human Papillomavirus or HPV. Genital HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. About 24 million people are currently infected with genital HPV. ...

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Genital warts are caused by the Human Papillomavirus or HPV. Genital HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. About 24 million people are currently infected with genital HPV. Up to 80% of men and women will become infected at some time in their life. WHAT IS HPV? HPV, like all viruses, is a very small organism that needs to infect cells in order to survive. There are more than 120 known types of HPV. Some types cause warts on the hands or feet. Other types cause genital warts or condyloma. There are also types of HPV that infect the cervix (lower part of the uterus) where they can cause either harmless cell changes or potentially precancerous cell changes or dysplasia. (See Human Papillomavirus handout). A person can be infected simultaneously with multiple HPV types. Most people who become infected with genital HPV will not have any symptoms and will not know they have an infection. It has been estimated that fewer than 5% of people with genital HPV will develop warts. The others have subclinical (or invisible) HPV. Whether people with subclinical HPV infection are as contagious as people who have visible warts is not known. HOW DO YOU GET HPV AND WHEN DO WARTS APPEAR? HPV infection is usually spread by direct skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, oral, or anal sex with an infected individual. After exposure, warts may take weeks, months or even years to appear; or they may never appear at all. For this reason, ...

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