A 50-year-old member asked:

Could a plantars wart spread to genital area if you touch the wart and touch your genital area?

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Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered

Podiatry 30 years experience

In theory: Yes it can. A wart is a virus and viral particles are contagious...

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Can you spread plantar warts to your genital area?

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Dr. Jeffrey Bowmananswered

40 years experience

Warts : Plantar warts are caused by a different virus so answer is no.

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I have two plantars warts on my big toe I have a shoe fetish and tend to use my shoe to masturbate can I spread my plantars warts to my genitals through my shoe ?

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A 20-year-old female asked:

How do you treat a plantar wart on the genitals?

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If you have one type of HPV virus eg. Plantar wart, can it change into another eg. Genital wart?

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A 32-year-old female asked:

HPV: If I have a wart on my anus (near/in opening) and my boyfriend touches my upper butt cheek (near my lower back) is he at risk? He then touched other parts of me (not genital areas) and my hair and I didn't shower after. Could this spread it?

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A 43-year-old male asked:

Can genital warts spread by hand? For example if I touch my genital warts in the shower and the touch another part of my body can it be transferred that way?

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