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Is it possible for hpv to be transmitted from hands to mouth?worried please help?

Q: is it possible for hpv to be transmitted from hands to mouth?worried please help?

: Extremely unlikely: HPV is not transmitted by hands and mouth infection is rare. Nothing to worry about at all.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Extremely unlikely: HPV is not transmitted by hands and mouth infection is rare. Nothing to worry about at all.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 3/17/2022

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

It is possible but not the usual source.

Answered 3/17/2022

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A member asked:

Is it possible for hpv to be transmitted from hands to mouth?worried please help?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Ferguson agreed

Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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