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Thanks for the links. I read the ones you both provided. They cleared something up for me: HPV is a straight STD, and I didn't know that. It appears that people who are not sexually active don't have to worry about it at all. However, it does give a bit of a cause to worry, as it seems you can still catch it if you and your sole partner are faithful, as the virus can survive hidden for months or years. I guess the only way to get out of having the virus at all (and still have any kind of relationship) is to get into one with someone who has abstained all his/her previous years. Of course, you'd have to do that too.

Is there any way at all to get the virus from non-sexual activity, though? I read that even condoms might not protect from the virus as they do not cover all of the skin area. Then, what about clothing--trying on trousers that others have tried on in stores? Can HPV survive in fabric?

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