Understanding HPV Infection and Its Implications

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Is HPV a common STD?

HPV stands for human papillomavirus & is a common STD. HPV is usually harmless and goes away by itself, but some types can lead to cancer or genital warts.

What causes a papillomavirus infection?

Human papillomavirus infection ( HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. In some cases, an HPV infection persists and results in either warts or precancerous lesions.

What type of cancer is caused by HPV?

Cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer caused by HPV, other less common cancers affecting men and women, including anal, vulvar, vaginal, mouth/throat and penile cancers.

Is HPV a cancer or a genital wart?

Contracting HPV Testing for HPV Treating HPV HPV and cancer HPV and genital warts What is HPV? HPV stands for human papillomavirus and is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV often has no symptoms and goes away by itself, but HPV can sometimes cause serious illness.

What Is HPV Infection

1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hpv-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20351596
2. https://www.cancer.org.au/what-is-hpv
3. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/human-papillomavirus.aspx
4. https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm
5. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11901-hpv-human-papilloma-virus
6. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/hpv
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_papillomavirus_infection
8. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-papilloma-virus-and-cancer
9. https://www.health.gov.au/diseases/human-papillomavirus-hpv
10. https://www.hpvvaccine.org.au/about-hpv/what-is-hpv

HPV Infection Information

1. https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/prevention-and-screening/screening-and-early-detection/cervical-screening/hpv-and-cervical-cancer
2. https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/contents/vaccine-preventable-diseases/human-papillomavirus-hpv
3. https://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-information/screening/cervical-screening/what-is-hpv-and-how-does-it-cause-cervical-cancer