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My husband has a wart on his hand. can it be spread to his genitals if he touches his genitals with the finger that has the wart on it?

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Yes: Any skin contact with the wart can transfer human papilloma virus to unaffected skin and cause a wart.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 1/25/2015

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