Well, of course all is not known about anything so that statement is a kinda non-starter.
What do we know: Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, is a wart. Some of these warts can develop into cancer. As was stated there are many sub-types of HPV and some are far more carcinogenic than others and we can test for which types you have.
HIV is a totally different animal. Like a chimp and a cat are two separate types of animals. They are both animals however.
That’s all HIV and HPV have in common.
The cells that HPV infects are epithelial cells of the skin or mucous membranes like in your mouth or up your butt or vagina (for those of you not yet kicked from this board). HIV infects immune cells. Specifically white blood cells called T-4-lymphocytes otherwise called “helper” T cells. Without them the immune system completely fails. This then leads to an opening in the immune system for other more rare viruses to take hold and these also can cause cancer. But with HIV it’s indirectly causing cancer. HPV directly causes cancer.
HIV is a retro-virus. Where HPV is a DNA virus, HIV is an RNA virus. HIV depends on a very specific protein, reverse transcriptase, to turn the RNA in the virus into DNA that can replicate inside cells and then make more RNA viruses and spread. HPV is made of DNA so has no use for reverse transcriptase.
HIV infects cells of the immune system, especially CD4, helper T cells. It is so specific that the CD4/CD8 ratio of white cells in your blood can tell doctors how far along the HIV disease has been there and what “stage” it’s in. The last stage of HIV infection is full blown AIDS (Adult immunodeficiency disease).
So HPV and HIV are made of different chemicals, DNA versus RNA, infect different cells, epithelial cells versus lymphocytes. HPV causes surface cancers because it infects surface cells and HIV mainly potentiates cancer by reducing the immune response to cancer. Thus the range of cancers induced by HIV, though small in number, are located though out the body, such as Kaposi’s sarcoma.
Both viruses can cause cancer but, except for rare cases, the types of cancer are completely different.
HPV, being that it infects surface epithelial cells forms cancer of surface epithelial cells such as cancer of the penis or cervix in women. Cancer of the cervix is far more common and it is the only reason women get pap smears. It is to look for cells that appear infected with the HPV virus. Once it’s detected we can subtype it to see if it is a “high risk” HPV subtype. Such will be treated more aggressively. The general treatment is resection or radiation therapy.
In HIV many of the cancers are caused not directly by the HIV virus but by the HIV virus damaging the immune system leading to the inability to fight cancers normally killed by the immune system. One good example is Kaposi’s sarcoma. It is caused by HTLV-8, a virus that your immune system usually kills but in AIDS it infects blood vessels causing a rare cancer, Kaposi’s sarcoma. Interestingly, if the AIDS is ameliorated by anti-retroviral drugs the KS lesions clear up.
Is there a relationship between HIV and HPV? Only in that they are both sexually transmitted diseases. That means they frequently occur in very sexually active people. To make things a little more comples, rarely it is the HIV that stops the immune response against the HPV induced cervical cancer and more aggressive course. But without the cause, HPV, cervical cancer does not develop.
But HIV does not cause cervical cancer. It just provides a more fertile place for HPV to grow…someone without an immune system.
Let’s not forget that recent studies are showing that more and more cancers of the mouth, throat and lungs are surface cancers and are probably caused by HPV (wart virus).
So oral sex on a woman is a dicy affair.
Interestingly, HPV has been cured. It is not widely published because feminists want the medication first so are making it available to young girls before they have sex. It is not recommended for young men, although the only reason is that penile cancer is rare. Without young men to give it to women it would not spread so why not treat them too? Herd immunity, right? Good question. You have to ask feminist central about that one.
In my opinion everyone, from virgin men to older men and women should get the vaccine. The virus comes and goes so maybe immunity will stop future outbreaks in the same person.
HIV is controllable on retro-viral drug therapy but there is no cure in sight.
This is a blog post and in no way represents medical advice. Please see your physician for information on this subject (disclaimer, blah, blah, blah.).
That’s a simplification of course but hits the main points. I hope it clears things up for some. I would be happy to answer questions about these two viruses that are very relevant to issues regarding safe sex and MGTOW.
#icethemout; Remember Thomas Ball. He died for your children.
Jackson1888 4 years, 9 months ago.
