Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Overview

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of viruses that produce warts on the skin (cutaneous) and on the membranes that line body passages (mucosal) for which there is no cure. In many cases, HPV infection goes away on its own.

More than 70 types of HPV have been identified; types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, and 35 are transmitted sexually and cause anogenital warts, also called genital warts

Anogenital warts caused by types 6 and 11 typically appear externally, on the penis, vulva, or ...Read the full article