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A member asked:
I read handsoap isnt enough to kill hpv. if so, how can i prevent hpv from genital wart from spreading to other body parts if accidentally touched?
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Tissue specific: These germs tend to grow only in certain locations.The HPV genital wart strain likes the skin of your genital/anal region. It is not going to seed onto areas of your other skin (arms,legs,face,etc.) In people with AIDS it has shown up an areas like the lips, but with normal people it seems contained to those areas.
Answered 9/29/2016
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