High Risk HPV WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on High Risk HPV
Papillomaviruses are a diverse group of DNA-based viruses that infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans and a variety of animals. Approximately 130 human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been identified. Some HPV types can cause warts while others may cause a subclinical infection resulting in precancerous lesions. All HPVs are transmitted by skin-to-skin contact and/or by fomites. Persistent infection with a "high-risk" subset of sexually transmitted HPVs — different from the ones that cause warts — may lead to potentially precancerous lesions and can progress to invasive cancer. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- There are 13 high-risk strains of HPV.1
- High risk HPV is detected in almost all cases of cervical cancer.2
- Having high risk HPV does not mean that you have cervical cancer, most cases cause no health risks and go away on their own.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Rutgers: Human Papilloma Virus - Genital Warts High Risk Strains
- ↑ Health Science Report: High Risk HPV
- ↑ eMedTV: High-Risk HPV
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 26, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: High Risk Human Papillomavirus, High-risk HPV, HPV-High Risk
- Last update: Oct. 26, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
