I know HPV can be sexually transferred, but can it be contagious by touch?!

Question:

I know HPV can be sexually transferred, but can it be contagious by touch?

What i mean by "touch" is if it is possible to get HPV when using someone else's shower towel.

Answers:

HPV is very very common. 3 out of every 4 women have it and most do not know it. It is not harmful other than it heightens your risk of cervial cancer. You can not get it by touch. But you might have it now and not know it. Most forms have no sympotms at all. There are thousands of forms of HPV. There is currently an HPV vaccine that is being given out to help prevent it.

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I know HPV can be sexually transferred, but can it be contagious by touch?!

I know HPV can be sexually transferred, but can it be contagious by touch?

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