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It can cause cervical cancer if it's not treated. But there are a lot of different stands of this virus. Some cause warts rather than cancer. Some cause both.

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The human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of conditions, including warts on the skin and genital warts. Certain high-risk types of HPV can also lead to Cervical cancer and other types of cancers in both men and women. It is important to get vaccinated against HPV to reduce the risk of associated diseases.

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What is an expamle of a virus that can cause cancer in humans?

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)


What tissues does the human papilloma virus affect?

Genitals, Skin, Cervix. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a group of >100 viruses that cause warts. Check the link for more info.


Where can one find information about the Human Papilloma Virus?

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What is another name for HPV?

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What kind of viruses cause warts?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes genital warts.


What skin disease is caused by human papilloma virus?

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Which part of the body is affected by human papilloma virus?

Human papillomavirus can affect the skin on any part of the body. Different subtypes of the virus are more likely to cause lesions on different body parts.


What is the different between papilloma tumors and papilloma virus skin tumors?

A papilloma tumor is a small benign epithelial tumor, such as a wart, consisting of an overgrowth of cells on a core of smooth connective tissue. A papilloma virus skin tumor is a wart caused by the human papilloma virus, usually found around the genitals on sexually active individuals.


Is HPV cancer?

No. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a virus that has the potential to cause cancer and/or genital warts. Just because you have HPV does not mean you have or will have cancer, but we now it is the primary cause of several types of cancer.


What is the human papilloma virus caused by?

HPV is a virus that is spread by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. It may cause warts or, in certain high-risk subtypes, cancer.


Are small hard skin lesions caused by the papilloma virus?

Warts are lesions caused by human papilloma virus. They may be hard or soft, bumpy or smooth, or threadlike (filiform).