Why HPV is Said to be More Dangerous and Threatening Than Sars?

Who can get HPV?

There is by far no test that can guarantee that anyone particularly men are free from the infection of HPV. HPV infection is extremely common and can anytime be infected by both male and female. In short, HPV virus is so common that it can be considered normal to have it.

People who have sex at an early age or those who have many sex partners are more likely to get HPV. Either a sex partner is engaged with many partners or he always exchanges the sex partners with others is at high risk of infected by HPV.
How can you lower the chances of getting HPV?

You should beware of choosing your partner. Try to choose a partner who has no sex partners. The fewer sex partners your partner has had, the lower the chances you are more likely to have HPV. You can choose not to have sex (abstinence) at an early age. If you have sex, then you should limit the number of partners as few as possible. The best way to prevent HPV is to abstain from any type of sexual relationships, though these may seem odd and not realistic for most of the adults these days. One should find other ways to express intimacy by avoiding contact with any warts.

Never rely upon condom as it is not a secure way to protect you from getting HPV virus. This means that wearing a condom provides limited protection against HPV virus. Since HPV show no visible symptoms, your partner who wears a condom may still have a high possibility of getting HPV. In fact, using condoms is not 100% safe as areas of genital warts or other infected areas that are not covered by a condom can still transmit the virus. Nevertheless, condoms are still considered as a crucial step to minimize risk for people who are sexually active. Remember though, condoms or dental dams which are used for sexual behaviors that include vaginal, anal or oral activities are not a guarantee to reduce the risk of contracting HPV. Hence, think carefully while using these products so as not to put you at risk for HPV.

All females should get an annual Pap smear test to detect abnormal cervical cell changes caused by HPV in the cervix that might lead to cancer. Cervix cancer is always associated with high risk strains of HPV, although in some cases the HPV infection does not develop cancer. Pap smear test can detect the cell changes early, so that the cervix can be treated before the cells turn into malignant cancerous cells. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved an HPV test that can identify 13 of the high-risk types of HPVs associated with the development of cervical cancer. It is rare to die from cervical cancer if the disease is caught early. A vaccine can also protect against several types of HPV, these may include those that can cause cancer. However, there is currently no test to determine if a man has HPV.

How to Cope with HPV?

Being diagnosed with HPV does not mean that you have to stop the sexual activity forever. It is sometimes vital to communicate with your sex partner(s) that you have HPV, or any other type of STI, so that necessary steps can be taken to minimize the risk of recurrences and transmitting the virus to others. Though telling your partner that you have HPV can be a difficult and challenging experience for your sex partner(s) to accept as it is completely normal to feel angry, guilty, depressed and frustrated about having HPV or STI. Nevertheless, take care of your health by practicing safer sex is a vital step to lower you and your partner(s)'s chances of getting HPV.

Men and women should stop having sexual contact as soon as they know or think they have genital warts and they should seek treatment immediately. By doing so, the HPV transmission can be controlled as HPV stays in your body can cause warts to appear in the infected areas, particularly when your immune system is suppressed.
Once you are diagnosed of being infected by HPV, you should continue to have regular check-ups. Though you may have been recently diagnosed and treated, you will need to have more frequent exams to ensure that the genital warts have been eliminated thoroughly. Even for a successful treatment, men and women still have to continue to examine their genitals regularly to check for warts or any new warts or growths that show no appearance within the infected areas. As for women, they should receive annual Pap smear tests to detect any cervical cell growths or changes.

If you take precautionary steps, you are less likely to experience the recurrences of genital warts. This mean that you can maintain a strong immune system by doing exercise regularly and appropriately, eating right and appropriate amounts of nutritional foods, getting enough rest and sleep, managing your stress as much as possible, promoting good body hygiene besides avoiding alcoholic drinks, tobacco or any other illegal drugs and self-injections. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle will reduce the chances of recurrences of warts or growths, and in time, in most cases the healthy lifestyle help stop having any recurrences of warts.

In accordance with the recent medical research, inadequate intake of vitamins, trace elements and nutrition can lead to human body more vulnerable and easily infected by diseases. Therefore, you should give more priority to your physical and mental health. The intake of Lactoferrin (LF), Colostrum milk, green tea Colostrum, and live good bacteria in yogurt provide you with antibodies and disease destroying leukocytes, which help you successfully to fight off diseases; grape seed, vitamin E and C has a property of anti-oxidized substance to help delay aging; Calcium, vitamin B Complex, Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae, Polysaccharide can provide you with valuable weapons against cancer, prevent blood clots, but scientists have discovered that they can also help detoxify the blood and maintain energy levels.