Everything You Need to Know About HPV
By adminEducation, Health, Lifestyle, NewsThe viruses are called papillomavirus because they tend to cause warts, or papillomas—benign (noncancerous) tumors. Warts may appear on the hands and feet, or on the genital area. The strains of HPV that cause warts to grow on hands and feet, however, are rarely the same type that causes warts in the genital area. And, not all HPV viruses cause warts.
There are about 200 different types of HPV. Only about 40 strains are spread through sexual contact and only a handful are associated with cervical cancer. More than 95 percent of HPV viruses cause no symptoms and problems.