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If i had wart on my finger in childhood, sure i was bathing therefore touching my genital, does it mean i developed genital hpv and am contagious?

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Unlikely: There are many strains of HPV and some affect non-genital skin preferentially. In all likelihood you cleared the HPV virus from your body long time ago and are not contagious.

Answered 8/23/2018

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