What is the human papillomavirus?

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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that is transmitted by direct contact during sexual intercourse.

Occasionally, HPV is asymptomatic and goes unnoticed, but it can have serious long-term consequences, such as cervical cancer.

In this article, we will detail the different types of papillomavirus, how it is spread and the forms of prevention and treatment.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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Human papilloma virus

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that exists. Around 75% of the sexually active population will be infected with HPV at some point in their lives, especially between 15 and 25 years old.

The vast majority of HPV infections are harmless and disappear spontaneously. However, some types of HPV can cause genital warts or cancer.

In the case of women, infection of the papilloma virus is the main cause of cervical cancer, so it is important to perform gynecological examinations annually.

Types

There are more than 200 types of papilloma virus related, but only about 40 of them are transmitted sexually, by directly contacting the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva, vagina, cervix, rectum, anus, penis and scrotum, as well as like the mouth and throat.

The types of human papilloma viruses are classified as follows:

Low risk are those that cause genital warts (condylomata acuminata). In 90% of cases, these are types 6 and 11 of HPV. Of high risk are those related to cancer of the cervix, although to a lesser extent they can also lead to cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, mouth and throat. There are about 12 types of high-risk HPV, but the most common are types 16 and 18. Genital warts for HPV

Cervarix®

The Cervarix® vaccine contains the L1 protein of human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 as active ingredients.

As we have already said, these are the types of HPV with the highest risk of causing cancer of the cervix.

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