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Does hpv stays on body all forever?
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Likely stays: HPV is from a family of viruses that tend to persist in the body indefinitely. After the initial infection clears , it can go into a non- contagious hibernation for decades. Re-activation to a contagious state is possible but rare. The high risk strains may trigger cell changes that lead to cancer years or decades later.
Answered 12/13/2019
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