Is HSV Or HPV Transmission Possible Through Contact With Infected Genital Skin?
Question: how can herpes and hpv transfer through skins ? what are the factors?
Brief Answer:
Skin to skin rubbing help seed the infecting virus
Detailed Answer:
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Herpes and Hpv are infections of skin and genital mucosa. Skin to skin rubbing would help in seed the virus through the minute abrasions induced by rubbing of skin against each other e.g as might happen during sexual intercourse or genital rubbing
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Skin to skin rubbing help seed the infecting virus
Detailed Answer:
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Herpes and Hpv are infections of skin and genital mucosa. Skin to skin rubbing would help in seed the virus through the minute abrasions induced by rubbing of skin against each other e.g as might happen during sexual intercourse or genital rubbing
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
and they can identified through blood test ?
Brief Answer:
Genital herpes can be detected by blood test
Detailed Answer:
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Genital herpes can certainly be identified with blood test, however, for Hpv there is no blood test. Hpv can be identified with a HPV DNA PCR test from skin scraping.
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Genital herpes can be detected by blood test
Detailed Answer:
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Genital herpes can certainly be identified with blood test, however, for Hpv there is no blood test. Hpv can be identified with a HPV DNA PCR test from skin scraping.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar