Genital warts are one of the most common types of sexually transmitted diseases. The moist tissues of the genital area are usually affected by genital warts. They are small, appear as flesh-colored bumps or have a cauliflower-like shape. Though quite small they can spread into large clusters.

The prime cause of genital warts is a certain kind of virus. This virus known as human papillomavirus, in short HPV causes genital warts and spread from an infected person to a healthy person by close physical contact, usually through sexual contact. There are more than 100 types of HPV virus, but not all of them causes Genital warts. Only a few of them causes the disease. The virus is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, but not everybody who’s been infected with the virus will develop genital warts. People, who are sexually active and are involved in sexual intercourse with multiple partners, are at great risk of having an HPV infection. If you are sexually active, it is better sex with only one partner who doesn’t have a HPV infection and only has sex with you lowers your risk of getting HPV viral infection. The teens are more likely to get infected as they are active in sexual intercourse. In rare cases both adults and children are infected indirectly. Newborn babies can also be infected during delivery by their mother if she is infected with genital warts during pregnancy and delivery, but such instances are very rare.

Genital warts is a sexually transmitted Infection. The HPV virus is commonly spread by oral, vaginal or anal sex with someone who already has a HPV viral infection. Gradually symptoms began to occur and a person will notice the warts in his or her genital area. It sometimes takes several months or years for symptoms to appear after infection — if there are symptoms at all. Some of the people don’t even show symptoms at all. Such persons are at great risk of spreading the disease as they assume that they are not at all infected and more people are infected through them.

What are Genital Warts? What are the signs and symptoms of genital warts? What are the causes of Genital warts? How can genital warts be treated?

In females, genital warts appear in and around the vaginal area or anus or on the cervix. In case of males, they appear on the penis, scrotum, groin, or thigh.

As said that prevention is better than cure. It is better to follow prevention rather than to suffer from the disease and cure it later on. Using condoms is a safe habit and may prevent you from having a HPV infection from and infected person. However, condoms can’t always cover all of the affected skin. The only surefire way of preventing the disease is complete abstinence.