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Human papillomavirus infection

Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is an infection caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. Sometimes an HPV infection persists and results in warts or precancerous lesions. Warts are caused by HPV. These lesions, depending on the site…

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Causes
Human papillomavirus spread by direct contact
Complications
Cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, mouth, tonsils, or throat
Frequency
Most people are infected at some point in time[vague]
Other names
Human papillomavirus
Prevention
HPV vaccines, condoms
Risk factors
Sexual contact

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HPV contribution to carcinogenesis

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Human papillomavirus infection

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Human papillomavirus infection

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Causes · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → Human papillomavirus spread by direct contact
Complications · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → Cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, mouth, tonsils, or throat
Frequency · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → Most people are infected at some point in time[vague]
Other names · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → Human papillomavirus
Prevention · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → HPV vaccines, condoms
Risk factors · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → Sexual contact
Specialty · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → Infectious disease, gynecology, oncology
Symptoms · 1
Human papillomavirus infection → None, warts

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hpv cancer types warts infection cervical cancers cases genital women cause high-risk common virus may risk hpv16 infections infected studies

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Human papillomavirus infectionCausesHuman papillomavirus spread by direct contact1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionComplicationsCancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, mouth, tonsils, or throat1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionFrequencyMost people are infected at some point in time[vague]1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionOther namesHuman papillomavirus1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionPreventionHPV vaccines, condoms1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionRisk factorsSexual contact1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionSpecialtyInfectious disease, gynecology, oncology1.00infobox
Human papillomavirus infectionSymptomsNone, warts1.00infobox
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and annexin A2 leading to the entry of the virions into basal epithelial cells through clathrin-mediated endocytosis and/or caveolin-mediated endocytosis depending on the type of HPVinstance ofwhereby the virion associates with putative receptors0.80text

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