Posts Tagged ‘Virus’

can the colonoscopy spread the HPV virus from a patient infected in his/her anus into his/her colon?

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

If this is possible, can the HPV then infect and start cancer in the colon after this procedure?

Is it possible to pass Genital Herpes virus through breastfeeding?

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Is it possible to pass genital herpes virus through breastfeeding from a mother who is Herpes infected and her newborn child who is not infected right now. Also is it possible to get infected through saliva?

how likely is it to transmit the HPV virus after getting the full treatments ?

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

HPV is a skin to skin contact disease. (question is about HPV not HIV !!!)
that is true but in order to be transmitted i think there should be a lesion or warts on skin,

How long can the HPV virus remain dormant before manifesting itself?

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Let’s say you’ve been married for ten years. You have an abnormal pap smear, which is attributed to HPV (no warts involved). Could the infection have possibly been contracted more than ten + years ago?

Is the HPV shot useless if you already have the virus?

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

I was told that i have the HPV right before i was going to get the vaccine. The Dr never gave the shot to me.So now i dont know if getting the shot is useless or what. I told my school nurse i already have the virus when she tried to give me the vaccine and she looked at me all confused and said i dont get it. . . . What do i do? Keeping getting the shot or not?

WHY does HPV virus cause tumors and warts?

Friday, December 10th, 2010

I know strands of HPV cause warts (benign tumors). My question is, why? Everything a virus does is normally to benefit the virus in some way: help it to reproduce, make it live longer, etc. If something doesn’t aid its survival, why bother? How does the creation of a wart or tumor aid a virus?

If you have a HPV virus, should you disclose that to a life insurance co. when trying to purchase a policy?

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

I am trying to buy a life insurance policy but am hesitated to release my Gyno’s information to the insurance co. I dont want them to know that I have HPV, would I get into trouble legally by withhelding information? Please help.

If my body rids HPV then the virus is gone for good right?

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

So, I went to the dr. and got a physical (pap smear and all) and was diagnosed with genital warts. She prescribed some cream. But didn’t really give me any detail about my problem. I’ve looked up info on the net but am still confused, what i am getting is: My body can fight off HPV-if i am lucky, so I will no longer have the virus- right? How does the virus affect me other than having the warts?

Can you catch the HPV virus if you arent sexually active?

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

I am not sexually active. But someone I work with is and they have HPV. Can I catch that virus even though I dont eat or drink after the person who has it. I was wash my hands religously and I never touch the toilet seats. Is the only way you can get HPV is through sexual contact?

this is a sexual health ?What are the risks of getting the hep c virus ,as a man,with a woman who has it?

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Naturally engaging in kissing,oral,and intercourse,however-the woman no longer having her periods anymore-due to surgery?