So it is incredibly common for butchers who are in constant contact with raw meat or fish to develop warts. Why? Is it that the HPV virus is common in raw meat and more contact means higher chances to catch the virus / develop warts? Or is it due to butchers having a higher chance to cut in their hands while slicing/cutting meat, and those small cuts increase the chance of getting warts?
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You cannot get HPV from other animals. That’s why it’s called human papillomavirus.
You only get it from humans.
There are many other strains of the virus
But these viruses are common in the environment and can be present on your skin and just need a small Nick to get through.
butchers often have small cuts and scratches on their skin and this lets the virus through the skin.
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