WHAT ARE WARTS?
Warts are usually flesh-colored growths. The types of
HPV that cause genital warts are different from the types
that can cause cervical cancer. About 2 out of
3 people who have sexual contact with a person who has genital warts will
also get them.
Warts are benign skin tumors that can occur singly or
in large packs on just about any part of the body. And while each
type carries its own special name, all are caused by various trains of the
fiendish papilloma virus.
It masterfully tricks the body into providing it with
free room and board in a sheltered "house" that is known medically as the
wart proper.
Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.
Some of these viruses are called
"high-risk" types, and may cause abnormal Pap tests.
They may also lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva,
vagina, anus, or penis. Others are called "low-risk" types, and they
may cause mild Pap test abnormalities or genital warts.
Genital warts are single or multiple growths or bumps
that appear in the genital area, and sometimes are cauliflower shaped.
