RIVERA, ZY MICROBIOLOGY

URINARY & REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: GENITAL WARTS

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

- genital warts and the virus that causes them are both highly contagious. There
isn't a cure for HPV.
- Once you have the virus, you're always infectious.

CAUSATIVE AGENT

- epidermotropic human papillomaviruses (HPVs).

RESRVIOR

- human

MODE/ MEANS OF TRANSMISSION

- it can be passed on through vaginal or anal sex without a condom and by

sharing sex toys.
- transmitted through close genital contact

PORTAL OF EXIT

- transmitted by skin-to-skin contact

SUSCEPTIBLE HOST

- Any sexually active person is at risk of getting HPV.

- However, genital warts are more common for people who: are under the age of
30. smoke.