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Cervical Cancer Vaccines and Human Papilloma Virus

Cervical Cancer Vaccines and Human Papilloma Virus

HPV, or Human Papilloma Virus, is a DNA virus that ranks first among sexually transmitted viruses, mostly known for causing genital warts.
Cervical Cancer Vaccines and Human Papilloma Virus

HPV, or Human Papilloma Virus, is a DNA virus that ranks first among sexually transmitted viruses, mostly known for causing genital warts. More than 40 types of the HPV virus, of which more than 200 types have been identified, can cause genital warts and cancers in men and women. While low-risk types cause genital warts, high oncogenic types can cause intraoral, penile, scrotal and anal cancers in men, and intraoral vulva, vaginal, anal and cervix cancers in women.