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2. Human papillomavirus infection - Wikipedia

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   Human papillomavirus infection ( HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. [5] Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. [1] In some cases, an HPV infection persists and results in either warts or precancerous lesions. [2] These lesions, depending on the site affected ...

3. Genital wart - Wikipedia

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   Genital wart. Genital warts are a sexually transmitted infection caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). [1] They may be flat or project out from the surface of the skin, and their color may vary; brownish, white, pale yellow, pinkish-red, or gray. [1] [2] [3] There may be a few individual warts or several, either in a cluster or ...

4. HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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   22,000 cases globally (2008) [1] [2] Human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer ( HPV-positive OPC or HPV+OPC ), is a cancer ( squamous cell carcinoma) of the throat caused by the human papillomavirus type 16 virus (HPV16). In the past, cancer of the oropharynx (throat) was associated with the use of alcohol or tobacco or both, but the ...

5. HPV is the most common STI in the U.S. Why aren't men ... - AOL

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   Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., with the virus typically spreading through vaginal, anal or oral sex as well as close skin-to ...

6. HPV vaccine prevents cancer in males as well as females ... - AOL

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   A new analysis reveals that HPV vaccinations may reduce the risk of HPV-related cancers by as much as 56% in men and 36% in women. Misconceptions about HPV hold back vaccination rates in males and ...

7. HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new ...

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   May 23, 2024 at 2:04 PM. New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States. The HPV ...

8. HPV vaccine - Wikipedia

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   The HPV vaccines are based on hollow virus-like particles (VLPs) assembled from recombinant HPV coat proteins. The natural virus capsid is composed of two proteins, L1 and L2, but vaccines only contain L1. Gardasil contains inactive L1 proteins from four different HPV strains: 6, 11, 16, and 18, synthesized in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae ...

9. The HPV vaccine prevents head and neck cancers in men ... - AOL

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   The HPV vaccine is linked to a drastic reduction in head and neck cancers in adolescent boys and men, new research finds. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a sexually transmitted infection ...