Human Papilloma Virus as one of Skin Virus

Human Papilloma Virus as one of Skin Virus

 Human Papilloma Virus is a DNA virus that capable of infecting human and productive to infect in keratinocytes of the skin. Some of it also infect mucous membrane. Most of them are subclinical and it causes no physical symptoms. Some of them can cause benign papillomas and it will be cancer. 

  In some of development countries, some tests may do to detect the abnormal cells and it can develop to cancer.

The Transmission of Human Papilloma Virus

This virus can be transmitted from perinatal, genital infections, hands, sharing objects, blood, and surgery. Therefore, this virus can be transmitted from mother to child during birth, although the symptoms and appearance in newborns are rare. Next, to transmit from genital infections, this virus usually in female genital because it is associated with cervical cancer, and transmit via sexual activity. 

The transmitted from hand to hand is the most common transmitted happen and shared object is the common thing happen. The last, transmitted by blood is rare happened if you do not get any transfusion. Surgery also can transmit this virus in an unpredictable situation. 

You can do some prevention to avoid this virus. Some prevention things you can do are vaccines, condoms, and disinfection. Two vaccines are available for HPV. They are Gardasil and Cervarix. Both of them can protect the initial HPV types 16 and 18. Female condoms are good to prevent the infection from this virus and the disinfection by ethanol 90% for at least a minute will help you to kill the virus. 

A thing you need to remember is this is a virus and virus infection can be a self-solve by your immune system. Therefore, keep your immune system in a good level and do not worry about any virus come to you anymore.