Everyone has encountered the human papillomavirus (HPV) in one way or another. Thanks to today’s vaccines, it is possible to avoid the unpleasant consequences of this infection. In this article we will explain who needs to be vaccinated, when they should be vaccinated, and which vaccine to choose.
Dr. Mary
Hidden threat
HPV is a group of sexually transmitted viruses from the papillomavirus family. The danger of these viruses is that they may not appear for a long time until symptoms occur. There is still no cure for HPV, so the only way to avoid infection is to get vaccinated beforehand.
- There are over 170 different types of HPV.
- Many strains of HPV are harmless — they either do not appear at all or are limited to the appearance of warts, genital warts, and papilloma on the skin.
- 13 types of HPV can cause cancer.
- In 70 percent of cases, cervical cancer is caused by dangerous types of the virus: 16 and 18.
This is important to remember: vaccination must be done before the moment of possible infection, i.e., before the first sexual contact. ===The HPV vaccine builds immunity, bu...
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