 [ Symptoms ] i have a light red sometimes purpleish rash on the shaft of my penis i have tried using cortizone and a lamisil atf i have had the rash for about a month it does not itch or burn there is no discharge or anything like that it is just there and it is driving me nuts when i first noticed it i frequently masturbated at least once a day of not more since i have slowed down to nearly at all but the rash will not go away regardless of what i try please help [ Disease ] most helpful answer yes and yes children can get hpv sometimes through birth and this can result in hpv in a child is throat or larynx for example laryngeal papillomatosis untreated this can lead to cancer teenagers who are sexually involved or children who are sexually molested can definitely get hpv and this can lead to cancer later in life it would be highly highly unlikely to get hpv after sharing a bathtub or just using a used towel or other dirty laundry while viruses can remain on some objects for hours perhaps longer on wet objects it really requires more of an intimate contact for an extended period of time to a susceptible person for transmission some forms of hpv do not lead to cancer only certain strains the common wart is an hpv virus the hpv vaccine for the more dangerous cancer causing strains is very important and can be given as early as age ten