Genital warts are different than the warts found on the hands or feet. HPV infection is spread from person to person through direct skin contact during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has genital warts.
Babies can get the virus if their mothers have genital warts at the time of delivery.
Since genital warts can occur on the internal genitals, they are not easily seen. Sometimes the infection doesn't cause any warts and many people with HPV don't know they have it. Genital warts can be treated by your doctor. Freezing the warts with liquid nitrogen Using laser therapy Using electrical heat Applying certain chemicals Even though warts are removed, some of the virus may stay alive in the skin and cause more warts. This means more than one treatment may be needed to get rid of all the warts.