A 34-year-old member asked:
How does a child get hand warts caused by hpv virus?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Direct contact: Hpv is acquired by direct contact with the virus from somebody else who also has it.
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Dr. Margot Watsonanswered
Gynecology 56 years experience
Different strains: There are lots of different hpv strains. The ones that are sexually transmitted, which cause cervical and penile cancer, don't cause warts on someone's hand. There are strains that aren't STDs which do cause warts on the hand and are transmitted just through skin to skin contact. They are all very contagious.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Hi, can Hpv virus stay on hand after i touched my hpv infected genital i hve both (warts/high risk). Can wash using tap water &handsoap enough to kill it?
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
No worries: Water has been used for thousands and thousands of years, and is fine. However, one should not overwash, as that will cause skin problems. Adding a ge... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
I've been using bleach everyday to clean my hands/fingers after shower/toilet, my clothes n everything for 2months since diagnosed with HPV n Genital Warts.Is it true, HPV virus dna can be detected on finger/object?My skin burned so much from bleach.
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
That's not good: Not good, for many reasons. First, everybody can ask for a vaccine, and many will qualify to get it, thus getting rid of HPV anxiety. Secondly, we now... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
I've had warts on my hands since i was a child. Does HPV cause warts on hands and fingers? Am i going get cervical cancer?
Dr. Amy Deekenanswered
Pathology 22 years experience
HPV causes warts: Hpv causes warts on the hands. It is not related to your risk of cervical cancer. Different strains of the virus cause cervical carcinoma (types 16,... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Can you get HPV virus (the virus itself or virus caused warts) from using a public toilet room?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No risk: Genital HPV is not transmitted through a contaminated environment, only by sex with an infected partner.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Is it true that if you've had one strain of hpv, you can't get any others? I had 2 plantar warts when i was a child and one wart on hand 2 years ago.
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Each strain has its own characteristics and immunity gained by an infection to one does not protect you from the others. The present best protection a... Read More
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