Important Information About Human Papilloma Virus

by Elizabeth Campbell

A specific type of virus that affects the skin and mucous membranes, specifically the genitals are the Human Papilloma viruses.

Diverse types of viruses of Human Papilloma are inclined to develop on definite areas of the skin. Take note that some of these viruses can cause cancer. These types of viruses are high risk level and can set off skin cancer in the genital areas for men and women alike.

Some types are viral viruses which can be located in the same ulcerations that they caused. The lesions if constantly exposed to solar rays can develop into malignant skin cancers. The development can be protracted and will not be apparent for a long time. The common manifestations of the virus are the moles and warts that look like growths of the skin. On some occasions, the small thrombosis blood vessels can be seen because of their transparency.

The growths are often found on hands and fingers. When it grows on the palms and feet, they can cause so much discomfort and can erase the natural lines of the skin. There are basically two shapes of the moles, which make the flat mole different from the vulgar ones. The moles have smooth surface and very tiny, with measurement of only a few millimetres. They grow frequently on children’s skin generally confined on the face, legs, and hands.

There are also hair-shaped moles, which are miniscule growths having the same colour of the skin and are generally located in the neck area. A healthy individual becomes infected when direly coming in direct contact with an infected individual. Sexual contact is one of the causes of its rapid spread. The virus is transmitted when it directly comes in contact with a traumatized area of the skin.

The infection can also be contracted by people using public pools or by people in some line of work, such as butchers, so sexual contact is not the only means of transmission of these viruses.

As in all sexually transmitted disease, individuals with different sex partners are more at risk of contracting these diseases. The mother can also transfer the disease to the baby while giving birth. Thus, the baby will acquire respiratory infections as it could inhale the virus while being born.

The sexual transmittable form of the virus is the most common sexual transmittable disease. The incubation period, meaning the time from exposure - contact - to the appearance of the lesions varies between two and nine months. All this time, the infected individual can transmit the virus to other people as well. So, the one thing we should all keep in mind when starting a sexual relationship with a new partner is to protect ourselves as well as we can.

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