There are different viruses that cause different warts, and not all of them are STDs. For example, nearly everyone is infected with Herpes virus, not the STD but the one that can cause cold sores. HPV can be a virus on the skin that causes warts, and is a different strain than the one that causes genital warts. We have a page on Plantar warts, which is an example of this: https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/plantar-warts
So you definitely do not have to have what we classify as an STD to have warts. There are many viruses that can cause warts. The National Institutes of Health has good information on warts: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/warts.html
A low cost or free clinic should treat him for whatever they diagnose him with. They can test for STDs but they usually have just plain old health exams and treatments as well.
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Hi Again Shadow
There are different viruses that cause different warts, and not all of them are STDs. For example, nearly everyone is infected with Herpes virus, not the STD but the one that can cause cold sores. HPV can be a virus on the skin that causes warts, and is a different strain than the one that causes genital warts. We have a page on Plantar warts, which is an example of this: https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/plantar-warts
So you definitely do not have to have what we classify as an STD to have warts. There are many viruses that can cause warts. The National Institutes of Health has good information on warts: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/warts.html
A low cost or free clinic should treat him for whatever they diagnose him with. They can test for STDs but they usually have just plain old health exams and treatments as well.
Good luck to you both.
April 26, 2010 - 6:34amThis Comment
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