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Is there any way to know if you are infected with hpv in your throat and lungs?
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Maybe: Forget the lungs, as the germ does not go there, but an Ear Nose and Throat doc could evaluate the base of your tongue ant throat for evidence of infection.
Answered 12/1/2018
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