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Important facts about HPV: 1  HPV infection spreads from one person to another through sexual contact involving the anus, mouth, or vagina. The virus can be spread, even if you do not see the warts.  You may not see warts for 6 weeks to 6 months after becoming infected. You may not notice them for years.
1-3. HPV is a common and highly contagious infection that can affect your skin, cervix, anus, mouth and throat. The strains of HPV, which cause a person to develop warts, is not the same group of HPV strains that cause cancer.. HPV is a virus which is passed skin-to-skin through sexual intercourse or other forms of skin-to-skin contact of the genitals. HPV can infect anyone who is or has ever been sexually active, and sometimes the most infected individuals are asymptomatic, meaning they display no symptoms of the virus.