What are the different strains of HPV?

Answer by  benstac (1928)

Hpv 6, hpv 11, hpv 16, hpv 18, hpv 31, hpv 45. HPV 16 and HPV 18 are the most common strands leading to cervical cancer.

Answer by  knightmare (1231)

There are over one hundred different strains in total, so I don't have room to explain all of them. Only 30 of those strains exist in the genital regions. Of those, there are high risk and low risk strains. Both will cause changes in a pap smear.

Answer by  negrita046 (78)

There are over 100 different strains of HPV. The most common misconception is that it is soley a sexually transmitted disease but it a skin to skin contact virus.

Answer by  lbj (132)

There are dozens and dozens of strains of HPV. Different strains cause different types of warts in different parts of the body. Some of the strains have been linked to cancer.