FREE ESSAY ON HPV

HPV

Journal: The Detection of Multiple Human Papillomavirus Types in Coldylomata Acuminata
Lesions from Otherwise Healthy Patients
(Found in the Journal of Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology)
Volume 37, Number 10, Page #3316, October 1999, 
First of all, I learned that Genital Warts are actually called Condylomata acuminata.
Genital Warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) they are cauliflowere like lesions
of skin that most commonly appear on the genitals. This article demonstrates through
cited data and research that most Condylomata acuminata lesions contain multiple HPV
types, including types with normal skin. High risk HPV types were detected in more than
half of these lesions in healthy individuals, and 100% from people with a low immune
system. Basically all this observation showed that low-risk types of HPV were found more
often in all lesions, while high-risk types were detected most often in people with low
immune systems. Because of this some believe the possibility of contracting more than one
genital skin infection with low and high-risk types. These can change into a dysplastic
disease if the patient is under a condition such as AIDs which alters their immune
functions.
From reading this article I gathered that perhaps there is a possibilty of a healthy
individual to somehow acquire cauliflower like lesions on their genitals with having HPV.
HPV almost always causes lesions especially in those people who have lower or altered
immune systems. But just because you have genital lesions doesn't mean that the human
papillomavirus is present.