Is HPV infection an STD?
HPV is the human papillomavirus, which is not necessarily a sexually transmitted disease, as there are many types of it.
Common HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 can be sexually transmitted and cause warts, which are STDs. However, subtypes 1, 2, 3, etc., which cause skin warts, are not STDs.
Low-risk HPV infection can cause a variety of skin warts or genital warts, which can be treated by physical methods, and recurrent cases can be treated with oral immunomodulatory drugs.
Such as thymidine or transfer factor, high-risk types of HPV virus infection, the need for regular review in the hospital, the need to prevent cancerous conditions, especially female patients should be alert to the occurrence of cervical cancer.
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HPV is scientifically known as Human Papilloma Virus, and there are many ways to get infected, such as sexually, from mother to child, and through contact. Sharing bath towels and toilet bowls can cause infection. 80% of women will be infected with HPV in their lifetime, and 80% of them can get rid of it by themselves. It is only in recent years that a correlation has been found between HPV infection and the development of cervical cancer. That's why HPV vaccination is now highly regarded. It does not belong to the category of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
HPV does not mean sexually transmitted disease, HPV is also called human papillomavirus. This virus is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, but it can also be transmitted if you come into contact with the secretions or clothing of an infected person. Most people who are infected are just carriers of the virus and it does not lead to disease, but some people who are infected with this virus may cause warts, which is an STD.
In some cases, the virus invades the cervix, leading to precancerous changes in the cervix, or even cervical cancer, so HPV infection just might lead to STDs.HPV infection can be cured by vaginal medication, such as interferon or bioprotein dressings, in roughly three to six months.
HPV is also known as human papillomavirus, ten subtypes, some of which are infected with certain subtypes, that is, high-risk types of positive, suggesting that there is a possibility of cervical cancer and warts and other diseases, the need for timely treatment, usually choose the antiviral injection of interferon. For example, hpv16,18 infection is a factor in the incidence of cervical cancer, which has been recognized by the medical profession as a causative factor, so the hpv test has been used as a routine item in gynecological checkups, usually once every two to three years.
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