Genital Warts – Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted disease and account for approximately 5 percent of all sexually transmitted disease clinic visits. The warts are caused by human papillomavirus. which is strongly associated with cervical dysplasia and genital cancers. Genital human papillomavirus infections can also be passed to newborns who are delivered through infected birth canals. Many individuals infected with human papillomavirus are asymptomatic and thus transmit the virus unknowingly. Because no culture method is available to diagnose this human papillomavirus, diagnoses are made on largely clinical grounds. Genital human papillomavirus infections are difficult to treat and commonly recur. Increased research into diagnosis and treatment is essential for controlling human papillomavirus.

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Genital warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The warts vary in appearance from tiny bumps to large, spreading masses which can appear on the penis, the labia, around the anus, in the vagina and on the cervix. The disease spreads through sexual contact with warts on the genitalia of an infected person. HPVs are now associated with cancer of the cervix, as well as tumours of vulva, vagina, anus and penis.