What's HPV and what is the cause of this virus?!
Question: What's HPV and what is the cause of this virus!?
Answers:
HPV = Human PapillomaVirus
- It is a sexually transmitted disease very similar to warts!.
- HPV is estimated to be the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States!.
- The purpose of a Pap Smear is to test for the Cancer causing strains of HPV!.
- It can cause genetically warts
- Once infected the virus can remain with the body for the rest of the person's life, it is very hard to get rid of!.
- The new cervical cancer vaccine is meant to fight some types of HPV!.
According to Wikipedia: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/HPV
"A human papillomavirus (HPV) is a papillomavirus that infects the skin and mucous membranes of humans!. Approximately 130 HPV types have been identified!. Some HPV types cause warts (verrucae) or cancer, while others have no symptoms!.
About 30-40 HPV types are typically transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region!. Some sexually transmitted HPV types may cause genital warts, while others do not cause any noticeable signs of infection!.
Persistent infection with "high-risk" HPV types
- It is a sexually transmitted disease very similar to warts!.
- HPV is estimated to be the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States!.
- The purpose of a Pap Smear is to test for the Cancer causing strains of HPV!.
- It can cause genetically warts
- Once infected the virus can remain with the body for the rest of the person's life, it is very hard to get rid of!.
- The new cervical cancer vaccine is meant to fight some types of HPV!.
According to Wikipedia: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/HPV
"A human papillomavirus (HPV) is a papillomavirus that infects the skin and mucous membranes of humans!. Approximately 130 HPV types have been identified!. Some HPV types cause warts (verrucae) or cancer, while others have no symptoms!.
About 30-40 HPV types are typically transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region!. Some sexually transmitted HPV types may cause genital warts, while others do not cause any noticeable signs of infection!.
Persistent infection with "high-risk" HPV types
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