I just need to how hpv is spread and how am I supposed to know that im infected by hpv.
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There are multiple types of HPV, sometimes called "low-risk" and "high-risk" types. Low-risk types cause warts and high-risk types can cause lesions or cancer. Health guidelines recommend HPV testing in patients with specific indications including certain abnormal Pap test results HPV infection is caused by a human papillomavirus, a DNA virus from the papillomavirus family, of which over 150 types are known.[4][3] More than 40 types are transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anus and genitals.[3] Risk factors for persistent HPV infections include early age of first sexual intercourse, multiple partners, smoking, and poor immune function.[1] HPV is typically spread by sustained direct skin-to-skin contact with vaginal and anal sex being the most common methods.[3] Occasionally, it can spread from a mother to her baby during pregnancy. It does not spread via common items like toilet seats. People can become infected with more than one type of HPV.[7] HPV only affects humans.[4][8] HPV vaccines can prevent the most common types of infection.[3] To be most effective, they should be used before an infection occurs and are therefore recommended between the ages of nine and 13.
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