Causes of HPV

HPV is transmissible through sexual or skin contact. More than a hundred of HPV types have been identified and around 30 types wound infect the genital and anal areas through sexual intercourse, anal sex or other genital skin-to- skin contact. Such kind of HPVs were called Genital HPV, which were categorized to low risk and high risk. Some HPVs are transmitted through oral sex, and result in oral or upper respiratory lesions.

HPVs caused by skin to skin contact will lead to skin warts on the body like hands and feet, but they are not harmful to health.