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A 37-year-old member asked:
What is the difference between warts on your hands and warts on your genitals caused by hpv?
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Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Different...: ...Strains of the hpv virus cause genital and plantar warts. In particular, non-mucosal hpv rarely progresses to cancer.
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Dr. Robert Jacksonanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
They're: There are different types although appearance may be the same.
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Dr. Vance Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Different strains: Over 120 different types of hpv. Different types infect different parts of body. Most are harmless, easily treatable and not precancerous. Some produce warts that are easily seen and others growths that are nearly invisible. The ones on your hands, feet and other locations are just a different strain of the hpv. Strains 16 and 18 cause cervical and oral cancers.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
hand first touches the surface of the object contaminated by the genital wart or the genital hpv, such as the door handle of the consulting room for STDs,and then the hand touches the genitals. Will this behavior also be a means of transmission?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: This germ is not passed randomly like staph or strep might be from simple contact. It is spread by direct contact from genital to genital skin. There... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Your risk of getting HPV from what you described is virtually nil,
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A 40-year-old male asked:
My hands first touches the surface of the object contaminated by the genital wart or the genital hpv, such as the door handle of the consulting room for STDs,and then the hand touches the genitals. Will I be infected with genital HPV or genital warts?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: This germ is not passed randomly like staph or strep might be from simple contact. It is spread by direct contact from genital to genital skin. There... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Can i pass non-wart genital HPV to my baby through cuddling, kissing his cheeks, changing his diapers with unclean hands, etc?
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
Let me explain: Studies have shown hpv transmission between hands and genitals of the same person and sexual partners is possible, partridge reports men's fingertips ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Can genital warts due to HPV be transmitted through hand to throat?
Dr. Gregory Lewisanswered
Urology 46 years experience
Highly unlikely: Only a few studies have looked at how people get oral hpv, and some of these studies show conflicting results. More research is needed to understand h... Read More
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