The full name of HPV is Human Papillomavirus. HPV is the pathogen of genital warts, but HPV is not synonymous with genital warts. Some patients may be infected with the HPV virus and remain in a latent state without showing any symptoms; therefore, it cannot be said that HPV is the same as genital warts. Additionally, when HPV infects the skin, it may not cause genital warts but can appear as common warts, flat warts, or even seborrheic keratosis. Thus, HPV does not equal genital warts; it can also manifest as other types of skin warts.