This infection is widespread, and virgins and children with no history of sexual abuse have also been found to be infected. You don’t have to have sex to get hpv (human papillomavirus) You can also get it when your genitals come into any contact with the genitals or mouth of someone else who has it. Human papillomavirus (hpv) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (sti), affecting 79 million people in the u.s., most in their late teens and early 20s Some types of hpv can cause health problems including genital warts and cancers. While being classified as a sexually transmitted infection, hpv can be transmitted without sexual activity
This article delves into the mechanisms of hpv transmission, exploring the potential, albeit limited, pathways of infection outside of direct sexual contact, and discussing the implications from a technical and epidemiological standpoint.
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