HPV #2 Dear UHELP, Is the HPV (warts) found on fingers and feet considered an STD?
~Anonymous Dear Anonymous, No, there are many types of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) and those that infect the genitals and surrounding areas may be transmitted through sexual behavior. Therefore, those strands that infect other parts of the body such as the fingers or feet are not a sexually transmitted disease. You cannot get genital HPV by touching a wart on your finger or foot, and they cannot be spread interchangeably. What is HPV? HPV can be any of multiple strains of papillomaviruses that cause warts, especially on the hands, feet, and genitals. There are approximately 100 strands of HPV and about 30 of them can be transmitted sexually. How can it spread? HPV of the genital warts strand is spread very easily from skin to skin contact during sex. This may be vaginal or anal sex (and very rarely oral sex). This virus spreads most often when outbreaks occur on the carrier’s skin. This means that if there are warts on the surrounding areas of one’s genitals, a condom alone does not pr
