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What can cause hpv other than sexual contact?
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Close contact: Hand warts, feet warts(plantar warts), digital warts and flat warts all caused by hpv. Hand and feet warts may occur after open skin(wound, abrasion, scratch, cuts, etc) in contact with warts virus presenting in gym (floor, equipment, etc.), swimming pools, house floors, meat, etc. Digitsl/flat warts might be spreading thorugh shaving.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Warts: Hpv, or warts, is caused by the human papilloma virus. A wart can occur anyplace the skin touches that virus. That means of any part of the skin of one person which has warts and touches the skin of another is possible fertile ground for growth of a wart.
Answered 10/14/2016
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Genital HPV: plain and simple is a sexually transmitted disease and certain strains of HPV are cancer causing, especially for cervical cancer. PAP and genetic analysis are important.
Answered 12/31/2014
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