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If high-risk hpv virus enters a person's body at the age of 20 and becomes dormant in his body, could be that high-risk hpv virus, which became inactive at the age of 50, be reactivated?

Q: if high-risk hpv virus enters a person's body at the age of 20 and becomes dormant in his body, could be that high-risk hpv virus, which became inactive at the age of 50, be reactivated?

: High risk strains of HPV routinely become inactive and hibernate within 2 years of initial infection. They rarely re-activate.

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High risk strains of HPV routinely become inactive and hibernate within 2 years of initial infection. They rarely re-activate.

Answered 1/18/2022

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A member asked:

If high-risk hpv virus enters a person's body at the age of 20 and becomes dormant in his body, could be that high-risk hpv virus, which became inactive at the age of 50, be reactivated?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

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