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If oral hpv infection is cleared from pharynx, is it safe to assume that the oral hpv infection has cleared from other proximate sites such as larynx, oesophagus, lungs, et al?

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The immune system will in most cases clear the HPV from all sites at the same time to the point it is no longer contagious. However, HPV is a member of a virus family known to retain the potential to hibernate for years/decades with the potential to re-emerge. The cancer associated strains may clear initially, usually by 2 years, but trigger cancerous change years/decades later.

Answered 9/3/2021

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