Human Papillomavirus
(HPV)






11/23/05

Outline

I. Introduction
II. Symptoms
II. Transmission
III. Treatments
IV. Prevention
V. Future Goals and Conclusion
VI. References


The human papillomavirus or HPV is a group of small DNA viruses that cause warts or certain cancers that affect the skin and mucosa areas of the body. Scientists have fully identified 80+ different genetic types of the virus and have detected another 30. There are 23-30 types that infect the skin of the lower genital tract. The remainder infect skin on other areas of the body. This virus is a the most common sexually transmitted disease that approximately 20 million Americans are infected by. It is estimated that in ones lifetime a sexually active person has a 75-90% chance of contracting some......

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