HUMANPAPILLOMAVIRUS

Human papillomavirus

Human papillomavirus is a DNA virus from the papillomavirus family that is capable of infecting humans. Like all papillomaviruses, HPVs establish productive infections only in keratinocytes of the skin or mucous membranes. While the majority of the known types of HPV cause no symptoms in most people, some types can cause warts, while others can—in a minority of cases—lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, oropharynx and anus.HPV has been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, HPV 16 and 18 infections are a cause of a unique type of oropharyngeal cancer.

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human papillomavirus

Noun

  1. A virus that affects humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; it is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.


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