以前认为引起生殖器疣的病毒完全是通过性接触获得的。因此,儿童肛门及生殖器部位的生殖器疣被作为性欺辱的一个标记。但现在波兰和法国科学家证明,引起生殖器疣的2种乳头瘤病毒可以通过性以外途径传染。科学家认识数种人类乳头瘤病毒。一种与宫颈癌有关,其他2种(6型与11型)可引起生殖器疣。已知所有这些病毒都与性活动增加有关,生殖器疣是通过性接触传播的。华沙大学医学院的Stefania Jablonska对 Viruses that caused genital warts were previously thought to be obtained exclusively through sexual contact. As a result, genital warts in the anus and genital areas of children are used as a marker of sexual abuse. Now, however, Polish and French scientists have shown that two papillomaviruses that cause genital warts can be transmitted by sexual routes. Scientists know several human papillomaviruses. One with cervical cancer, the other two (6 and 11 type) can cause genital warts. All of these viruses are known to be associated with increased sexual activity and genital warts are transmitted through sexual contact. Stefania Jablonska, Warsaw University School of Medicine