Bumps between vag and anus3/16/2024 ![]() ![]() Human papilloma viruses usually are spread by direct skin contact, such as shaking the hand of someone who has a wart on their finger or having sexual intercourse with someone who has a genital HPV infection. HPV types 6 and 11 cause most cases of genital warts. HPV subtypes 16 and 18 are the causes of most cancers. HPV is also linked to cancers of the penis, vagina, anus, vulva, and also to mouth and throat cancers. In a small number of women, certain HPV strains cause changes in the cervix that can become cancerous if not treated. In most cases, these infections do not cause symptoms. Up to 80 percent of sexually active adults will get an HPV infection of the genital area at some point in their lives. More than 40 different types of HPV can infect the skin covering the sex organs, cervix and opening of the anus. Others cause the larger, more painful and flatter plantar warts that grow on the soles of the feet. Some cause the small, painless, rough-surfaced warts found on the fingers and face. There are more than 150 different types of HPV, each with its own favorite skin surface to invade. ![]() ![]() Human papilloma virus (HPV) causes common warts, the small, white, beige or brown skin growths that can appear almost anywhere on the body and on the moist mucous membranes near the mouth, anus and genitals. ![]()
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