HPV/genital wart questions?

April 24, 2009 by admin 

Can the HPV strain that causes Genital Warts turn into the strain that causes cancer? For example if a man has warts and transmits them to the women can she develop cervical cancer? or are they two different strains? regards

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  1. Anama on April 24th, 2009 11:33 pm

    There are over 100 strains of hpv. About 30 of those strains generally infect the genitalia. Of those 30, there are 2 strains that cause the majority of cervical cancer cases, and 2 more that cause 90% of hpv cases. The only protection available to women at this time is the hpv vaccine. Go here for more information:
    http://www.gardasil.com/

    one strain of the virus can not "morph" into another strain. They are what they are.

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