Hpv is the medical name for genital warts. Its called human papenola virus.. Ok that second word is wayyyy off.. But the first word is human and the second word is virus, I just dont know how to spell the second word. But hpv is something that will always be there, doesn't mean you will always have a wart, but you will always have the virus, just like with genital herpes.. You will always have the virus, but will not always have a break out.. Hope this helps a little.