Human papiloma virus, or HPV, is the virus that affects the skin and genital area and may lead to a genital wart. This is one of the leading sexually transmitted diseases in young women because there are approximately one hundred and thirty species of viruses that are very infectious and are transferred through sexual contact. Up to 75% of sexually active people will get HPV at some point in their lives. Human papiloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Viruses infect skin and mucous membranes. There are more than 40 types of HPV that can infect genital area of men and women, including the skin of penis, vulva (area outside vagina), anus and mucous membranes of the cervix and rectum. Most people who are infected with HPV do not know that they have it.
HPV is one of the leading cause of cervical cancer. Up to 26.8% of the population in the United States is infected with a type of virus. Fifteen percent of women are infected with the virus at some point in their lives, and 3.4% were infected with one of the sort from which we are protected by Gardasil vaccine. It is important to remember that the you can be infected with more than one type of HPV virus - regardless of the symptoms that are present or not.
HPV is one of the leading cause of cervical cancer. Up to 26.8% of the population in the United States is infected with a type of virus. Fifteen percent of women are infected with the virus at some point in their lives, and 3.4% were infected with one of the sort from which we are protected by Gardasil vaccine. It is important to remember that the you can be infected with more than one type of HPV virus - regardless of the symptoms that are present or not.
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