What is herpes and how is it transmitted? Can you get it by shaking hands with someone with herpes outbreak?
can you get it through shaking hands or hugging someone? and what are genital warts? are there cures for these?
Since the previous poster answered about herpes, I'll tackle the genital warts.
They are caused by the human papilloma virus. There are over 100 types of this virus none of them have cures. However, there is a new immunization available called Gardasil that protects against the 4 most common strains. two of these strains are linked with cervical cancer.
The only way to prevent them is to avoid unprotected sex.
You got a great answer about herpes. the only thing I would add in repsonse to your question is NO, you can not get Herpes by shaking hands or hugging. the other thing I would add is that on occansion the two different types can be found in different parts of the body. If a person has oral sex with an active "cold sore" he or she could spread the virus to the gentials of their partner or vice versa. Herpes can be treated but not cured. once you are infected, you are infected for life. It might go into remission, but the virus is still in your body. There are medications that can help prevent outbreaks.
What causes the herpes to appear can be many things. Strees, anxiety, sun, a weakness in your immune system, are just a few of the culprits. You should inform any potential sexual partners that you have the disease if you have genial herpes and any time you have active and open sores refrain from kissing (oral0 or intercourse (genital).
Gential warts are just that. warts in the gential area. the following information came from: niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdh…
"Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. Health experts estimate there are more cases of genital HPV infection than any other STI in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 6.2 million new cases of sexually transmitted HPV infections are reported every year. At least 20 million people in this country are already infected.
Genital warts
Genital warts (sometimes called condylomata acuminata or venereal warts) are the most easily recognized sign of genital HPV infection. many people, however, have a genital HPV infection without genital warts.
Genital warts are soft, moist, or flesh colored and appear in the genital area within weeks or months after infection. They sometimes appear in clusters that resemble cauliflower-like bumps, and are either raised or flat, small or large. Genital warts can show up in women on the vulva and cervix, and inside and surrounding the vagina and anus. in men, genital warts can appear on the scrotum or penis. There are cases where genital warts have been found on the thigh and groin.
More than 100 different types of HPV exist, most of which are harmless. about 30 types are spread through sexual contact and are classified as either low risk or high risk. some types of HPV cause genital warts-single or multiple bumps that appear in the genital areas of men and women including the vagina, cervix, vulva (area outside of the vagina), penis, and rectum. these are considered low risk types. High-risk types of HPV may cause abnormal Pap smear results and could lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. many people infected with HPV have no symptoms.
Some types of HPV cause common skin warts, such as those found on the hands and soles of the feet. these types of HPV do not cause genital warts.
TRANSMISSION
Genital warts are very contagious. You can get them during oral, vaginal, or anal sex with an infected partner. You can also get them by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal, or (rarely) oral sex with someone who is infected. about two-thirds of people who have sexual contact with a partner with genital warts will develop warts, usually within 3 months of contact.
In women, the warts occur on the outside and inside of the vagina, on the opening to the uterus (cervix), or around the anus.
In men, genital warts are less common. If present, they usually are seen on the tip of the penis. They also may be found on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around the anus.
Rarely, genital warts also can develop in your mouth or throat if you have oral sex with an infected person.
Like many STIs, genital HPV infections often do not have signs and symptoms that can be seen or felt. one study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that almost half of women infected with HPV had no obvious symptoms. If you are infected but have no symptoms, you can still spread HPV to your sexual partner and/or develop complications from the virus."
If you managed to read through all of that, you will have noticed that you will NOT get gential warts from shaking hands or hugging. There is also treatment available, but no cure, just like Herpes. They are developing and have available a vaccine for women who have not been exposed to HPV to help prevent the disease ,since it can lead to cervical cancer. However, that only addresses 4 types of the HPV. in addition, even using condoms does not totally protect you from getting this disease.
Herpes and HPV (such as genital warts) are transmitted by skin to skin contact. Shaking hands would be highly unlikely. Kissing someone or giving oral sex while having a cold sore would do it. sex also.
Coldsore+Oral Sex=Genital Herpes
inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane, caused by a virus, small blisters or ulcers are formed. You'll find that very often when cats are suffering from respiratory problems, they might have ulcers on their inner eyelids, in their mouth on the palate or on the tongue, on and besides the lips, on their anus, etc.
Their is no cure for herpes.
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Are genital warts contagious forever?
My bf has recently told me he has genital herpes in his pubic area (but not on his main tool so to say). Although I am grateful that he has been open about it, I am unsure of how I feel about his, because the last thing I want is to catch this from him. we have not had sex yet, and I'm sure it'll be a long while before I feel comfortable having sex. he is getting treatment for it now, and the doctor said it might take a couple of months before it goes away. I have had the gardasil shot, but I am still concerned about the contagiousness of genital warts, since gardasil does not provide protection against all strains of HPV. is it true that after some time the body clears itself of the virus? if so, does this mean that once the virus is ''cleared' it is no longer contagious? I just want to protect myself as much as possible and I can't seem to get a straight answer from anybody.also, how likely is it to get genital warts in/around your mouth from oral sex? please no stupid answers.
Genital warts are actually a viral disease caused by Human Papilloma Virus or HPV that can be contracted sexually.
Genital warts often occur in clusters and can be very tiny or can spread into large masses in the genital or penis area.
In men, they usually are seen on the tip of the penis.
They also may be found on the shaft of the penis, on the scrotum, or around (or inside) the anus.
However, even so it is dangerously infectious.
Having sex with a partner whose HPV infection is latent and demonstrates no outward symptoms still leaves one vulnerable to becoming infected.
If an individual has unprotected sex with an infected partner, there is a 70% chance that he or she will also become infected.
The virus penetrate the skin and mucosal surfaces such as the wet surface of your mouth, penis or vagina through microscopic abrasion or cuts in the genital area, which occur during sexual activity.
While there is not known cure for genital warts, it is very important that you seek a professional advice.
WARNING!
Never pick or scratch warts…
Tell your partner to practice safe sex…
Limit touching warts, always wash your hands thoroughly…use hot water and soap
BMA recommends use of Gardasil in HPV vaccinations
Posted on 11/07/2011 in Medical Government/ NHS related news
The British Medical Association (BMA) has recommended the use of the drug Gardasil in the UK's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes.In a letter from BMA public health medicines committee co-chairs Richard Jarvis and Keith Reid to ministers, the organisation has suggested that the product can offer improved public health benefits and cost-effectiveness.Manufactured by Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Gardasil can offer effectiveness against HPV strains 6 and 11 as well as 16 and 18, while it can also provide improved protection against genital warts and recurrent laryngeal papilloma.The letter suggested that the risk posed by these conditions were not sufficiently taken into account when the initial HPV vaccine choice was made, while also highlighting the success Australia's vaccination programme has had using Gardasil.Responding to the letter, health minister Anne Milton said: "I can assure you that the process for choosing the next HPV vaccine takes full account of all the relevant scientific data."last week, a Cancer Research UK-funded study suggested that many patients receiving HPV vaccines incorrectly believe this means they do not need to undergo screening for cervical cancer.
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Can i catch the hpv disease that causes genital warts even after i got the gardasil shot when i was younger?
I never had hpv before I got the shot, then I got the series of 3 shots a few years back. I made a terrible mistake and trusted my boyfriend that he didn't have any disease only to find that he did have genital warts. I have been panicking since. I'm not experiencing any symptoms and my pap was good but I'm afraid a few months from now genital warts will decide to pop up, is it possible for me to get them even after I have been vaccinated by gardasil??? I was so upset when I found out I broke up with him… is it possible for my paps to always come back negative but me still be carrying it and possible for me to give it to a future boyfriend? I don't want to put anyone through this stress
Gardasil prevent 4 genital HPV types. HPV types 6 and 11 that cause most external genital warts and two high risk HPV types that cause 70% of cervical cancers. They are 40 genital HPV types.
Yes, you can still acquire an any of the other genital HPV types even after receiving the 3 Gardasil injections.
Yes your Pap test can be negative even if you have acquired HPV. Many men and women have HPV with no visible signs such as genital warts or abnormal cell changes of the cervix. A Pap test looks for abnormal cell changes of the cervix. when abnormal cell changes are seen a second test immediately follows confirming you have one or more of the 13 high risk HPV types the test screens for. the HPV test does not screen for low risk HPV type or all genital HPV types. It can take year before abnormal cell develop.
Most external genital warts are due to low risk HPV types 6 or 11 however sometimes a person with visible genital warts carry a co-infection with other HPV types. Most of us don't know what specific HPV type or types we carry. A few other HPV types can cause visible genital warts.
If your ex-boyfriend carried only HPV types 6 or 11 you probably are protected against these two HPV types.
HPV DNA has been shown to be present in approximately 10% of women with normal cervical epithelium
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Patients who have visible genital warts are frequently infected simultaneously with multiple HPV types.
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GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone, nor will it protect against diseases caused by other HPV types or against diseases not caused by HPV. GARDASIL does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it’s important for women to continue routine cervical cancer screenings.
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Genital Warts Treatments – Key to Healthier Sex Life
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HPV has no repaired deal with – but warts are curable. in most cases, genital warts are self-limiting – they may possibly nicely preserve as an awesome provide as a broad variety of many years to go but they do go. The treatment for genital warts ought for getting sought if they have developed existence challenging available in your circumstance and have reached an unmanageable level. additional compact warts are extremely very easily eliminated – bigger warts may possibly nicely need additional time and effort.
Remember the aged adage that prevention can be an exceptional offer much better than cure? Well, preserving that in mind, a vaccine is obtainable for females in between the age of 9 and 26. It is recognized as Gardasil. But previous to its intake, a accountable medical doctor ought for getting duly consulted to turn out for getting mindful of all the repercussions. The vaccine is supplied by method of the kind of injections and comprises of three doses. The time span within of which the doses are supplied is 6 months. there are two caveats linked using the vaccine regardless of the simple fact that – they do not safeguard totally through the path of HPVs of all types. also, the vaccine has no curative impact on an previously infected individual.
If you desire to acquire out the way in which to not fall victim to genital warts, assure you recognize how it spreads. It is essentially a sexually transmitted disease. Hence, saying no to sex with an infected partner is genuinely a optimistic approach to saying no the disease. also, choose standard validate up of your complete whole body and commit a holiday to for the gynecologist routinely to support catch up producing utilization of the circumstance when it is nevertheless young. as shortly while you observe some warty progress within your body, commit a holiday to for the medical doctor and aim for just about any obvious diagnosis. Do not choose self-treatment by method of the absence using the health care diagnosis. previous to carrying out anything, give your doc a chance.
An linked dilemma of treatment choices should unquestionably be the fact the simple fact that wart may possibly nicely go however the virus remains. also, if there are as well a assortment of warts within of the cluster, the removal method may possibly nicely leave scars. The processes for removal are also distressing apart from receiving a recurring danger to 20-50% of treated patients. If just one method has brought about a recurrence of genital warts, try some other method subsequent time.
Common Genital warts treatment choices are as follows:
Medication FreezingSurgery Laser
One from most almost certainly probably the most high-priced methods should unquestionably be the laser technology. educated doctors, who possess the required equipment, preserve out the method at their clinics or hospitals. previous through the path of operation, the customer goes below standard or regional anesthesia to triumph over the pain. The dosage by method of the regional anesthesia is genuinely a aim by method of the dimension by method of the genital wart.
The important advantage by method of the laser method should unquestionably be the fact that it is totally risk-free and pregnant girls as well can undergo a laser surgical treatment to acquire rid by method of the warts. Laser surgical treatment can preserve about swelling, pain, itching, sores, shredding of lifeless tissue, scarring, and discharge from male organ or vagina.
For laser therapy, an intense beam of brightness is directed concerning the warts as well as they are burnt out. this method demands the longest time to heal and may possibly nicely also deliver about additional infections.
There is genuinely a an exceptional offer much less pricey surgical treatment the scissor excision. this method as well like laser treatment necessities a regional anesthetic. Surgical methods may be the speediest methods using the removal of genital warts as in comparison with prescription drugs and residence remedies. you can nicely desire to locate out concerning the worth by method of the surgical treatment choices previous in your circumstance go forward with this choice as they may possibly be perceived as only a little touch heavy within your pocket.
In the freezing treatment recognized since the cryosurgery, the warts are subjected to fast healing. this fast healing is regularly finished by utilizing applying fluid nitrogen. as shortly since the fluid nitrogen arrives in make get in touch with with producing utilization of the genital warts, the irritating menace just disappears into slim oxygen as well as you also are left with wart-free skin. If they are near to using the anus, cervix, or vagina, then there is genuinely a probability of fluid discharge shortly pursuing cryosurgery. If pregnant girls are owning genital wart problems then this method should unquestionably be most almost certainly probably the most effective option.
FDA Denies Gardasil Label Expansion
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently shot down Merck’s (MRK – Analyst Report) efforts to expand Gardasil’s label for use in women belonging to the 27-45 years age group. the FDA refused to grant approval to Merck’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA). Merck had already received two complete response letters from the FDA for the label expansion.
the agency, instead, updated the “Limitations of Use and Effectiveness” section of Gardasil’s label to include the statement that Gardasil has not been shown to prevent HPV-related CIN 2/3 or worse in women older than 26 years. Moreover, end of study data from the trial conducted in this age group was added to the prescribing information.
Gardasil is currently approved for use in girls and young women 9 – 26 years old for the prevention of cervical, vulvar, vaginal and anal cancers caused by HPV types 16 and 18; genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11; and precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18.
the product is also approved for use in boys and men ages 9 – 26 years old for the prevention of anal cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18, the prevention of anal dysplasias and precancerous lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18, and the prevention of genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11. Approval for the anal cancer indication came in Dec 2010.
Gardasil sales have been declining over the past few years. while Gardasil sales declined 12% to $988 million in 2010, 2009 sales fell 20% to $1.1 billion. Merck has been looking to stem the decline in Gardasil sales by expanding the label for additional indications.
the decline in 2010 sales was mainly due to declines in the US and Australia, which continue to be affected by the saturation of the 13 to 18 year-old female population. Moreover, Gardasil has been facing competition from GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK – Analyst Report) Cervarix.
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Half of Adult Males Carry HPV
The virus notorious for causing cervical cancer in women also turns up frequently in men and can hang on unnoticed for months or even years, researchers report online March 1 in Lancet. The study solidifies earlier research indicating that human papillomavirus is highly prevalent in men and strengthens the case for vaccinating men and boys against it, the report’s authors say.
There are dozens of types of HPV, including more than 40 that can be transmitted sexually. some can cause cancer. two vaccines, Merck’s Gardasil and GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix protect against two types of cancer-causing HPV. Both vaccines are approved and recommended for girls and young women. Gardasil is also recommended for boys up to age 18 since its protection extends to two additional types of HPV that cause genital warts in males and females.
It’s widely assumed that limiting the virus in men or women would diminish its spread in the whole population. but while HPV has been extensively studied in women, its prevalence is less well understood in men, says Joseph Monsonego of the Institute of the Cervix in Paris, writing in the same Lancet issue. for that reason, he says, the new study results “are of substantial interest.”
Starting in 2005, epidemiologist Anna Giuliano of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Fla., and an international team of researchers recruited more than 4,000 men living in Brazil, Mexico and Florida into a study of HPV. The new study reports on the first 1,159 of these volunteers. Their average age was 32 and none had been vaccinated against HPV. Swabs of the penis and genital area of each man revealed that 50 percent were infected with at least one HPV type upon enrollment.
The researchers repeated these exams every six months, and the men completed personal-history questionnaires. over a median of 28 months, the group acquired 1,572 new HPV infections.
The human immune system can clear HPV out of the body, and the men wiped out most of their new infections during the study period. but it took a median 7.5 months. Median clearance times didn’t vary substantially among the countries, but did vary between HPV types. some cases lingered as long as 24 months in the men.
HPV 16 is the type responsible for the most cervical cancers in women and is covered by both vaccines. it took a median of 12 months to clear. “It’s hanging around longer, and it’s completely asymptomatic,” Giuliano says. “you don’t even know you have it.” this silent infection means a person can transmit this HPV type for longer periods and “might help explain why HPV 16 is one of the most common types in both men and women,” she says.
The data also reveal that men who reported having 10 or more sexual partners in their lifetimes had roughly twice as many HPV infections as did men who had had one partner.
Giuliano says many insurance programs cover HPV vaccination in boys up to age 18.
Male circumcision and the use of condoms have shown little protection against HPV infection, Monsonego says. “HPV vaccination in men will protect not only them but will also have implications for their sexual partners,” he says.
Giuliano says she expects to have data on the full group in three years.
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If a female or male has genital warts, would the warts shrink when they bathe?
A girl told me that she has genital warts and when she bathes, the warts shrink, then they go back to normal size after a few hours. I don't understand why the warts would shrink because it shouldn't go through any physical change. If that is true then that is interesting.
No they don't shrink. they are what they are, an abnormal growth of skin cells. She should have them removed not be bathing them. they can cause problems and are one of the causes of cervical cancer. This is why the have come out with the new shot "gardasil". it is to prevent these things.
It won't change shape.
read- doctorgoodskin.com/ds/stds/
EFN » Human papillomavirus vaccination prevents genital warts in boys and men
According to a new study, vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) appears effective in preventing HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18 as well as the development of external genital lesions in boys and men.
Human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease, is a disease that has been linked to genital warts as well as a host of various cancers.
According to a study in the Feb. 3 issue of the new England Journal of Medicine, which was funded by the vaccine’s maker, Merck & co., Gardasil was 90% effective in older teenage boys and young men. the study sample consisted of 4065 healthy boys and men, aged 16 to 26 years, enrolled from 18 countries. the primary efficacy goal was to demonstrate that use of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine was associated with a lower incidence of external genital lesions related to HPV-6, 11, 16, or 18.
The new study results may encourage the use of Gardasil, which was approved by U.S. regulators to avert human papillomavirus infections and the cancers it causes in girls in 2006 and in boys in 2009. Wide use of the vaccine, which costs about $375, has been far from universal among girls. According to a study presented last year by researchers at the University of Maryland, just one-third of teen girls and young women who start the three-dose series actually finish, and almost three-quarters don’t start it at all.
The study was limited by the narrow age range of the participants and relatively short follow-up period. in addition, participants had no more than 5 lifetime sexual partners, which may have resulted in over-representation of participants with a low likelihood of human papillomavirus exposure at baseline and a low likelihood of subsequent exposure vs the general population.
Gardasil Protects Boys and Men From HPV Too
A new trial finds that the Gardasil vaccine protects men against human papillomavirus (HPV) as effectively as it does women. the question is: is widespread vaccination necessary?
Gardasil became available in 2006 and is now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for all girls and young women between the ages of 9 and 26. it protects against four strains of HPV: 6 and 11, which cause 90% of genital warts cases, and 16 and 18, which cause 75% of all cervical cancers. Cervical cancer affects some 12,000 women per year.
However, vaccination rates remain low: according to a study presented in 2010 by researchers at the University of Maryland, only about one-third of teen girls and young women who start the three-dose series actually finish, and nearly three-quarters don’t start it at all. Part of the problem may be the drug’s cost, which approaches $400 for all three doses.
In 2009, Gardasil was approved for use among boys and men aged 9 to 26, but, lacking key data on the effectiveness of the vaccine in boys, official CDC guidelines don’t recommend routine vaccination in this group.
The new study, funded by Gardasil’s maker, Merck, involved 4,065 sexually active young men ages 16 to 26, from 18 countries, who were HPV-free at the time of trial. the participants were followed for two to three years. Overall, the study found that those in the Gardasil group was 65.5% less likely to develop genital warts caused by the four HPV strains that Gardasil inoculates against, compared with the placebo group. Among study participants who completed the entire three-dose regimen, the vaccine was 90.4% effective at preventing genital warts (and 85.6% effective at preventing persistent HPV infection), compared with the placebo group — similar to its effectiveness in the female population.
Preventing persistent HPV infection and genital warts in men may also protect them from related cancers of the anus and penis. but given that rates of both genital warts and anal and penile cancers are so low in men, experts question whether the costs of vaccination are worth its benefits. still, last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics included HPV vaccines for the first time in its list of recommended vaccines for children and teens. In December, Merck received permission from the FDA to market Gardasil as prevention for anal cancer.
Some advocates of routine HPV vaccination say that inoculating men contributes to herd immunity, and helps protect women. CNN reports:
“Men are such a vital component of the whole prevention cycle when looking at HPV or any sexually transmitted infection,” says Demetrius Porche, a professor of nursing research and evaluation at the Louisiana State University School of Public Health in New Orleans.
Vaccinating men provides a “double benefit” in that fewer men with HPV will also mean that fewer women are exposed, adds Porche, who was not involved in the current study but has researched HPV in men.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection and affects 50% of sexually active adults over their lifetimes. the CDC estimates that 20 million Americans currently have a strain of HPV, with 6 million new cases each year. the virus has 40 different strains and is unusual in that its symptoms and outcomes can vary wildly; most people who have the virus have no symptoms and no lasting health problems. About 90% of HPV cases clear up on their own, though it can take up to two years for that to happen, which affords plenty of time to spread the disease.