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In June 2006, the FDA approved a vaccine against human papillomavirus for use in women. The currently available vaccine (several pharmaceutical companies are developing a version) targets HPV strains 6 and 11, which cause 90% of genital warts - as well as the major cervical cancerâcausing strains, 16 and 18. Given as a set of three shots over six months, the vaccine will protect against only those four strains, and will not cure existing infections.
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HPV
How Do You Get HPV? Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by direct, skin-to-skin contact by way of sexual... Read more »
Cervarix protects against HPV for 6 years: study
Cervarix, a vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV), protects women from contracting the virus for longer than six years, a new study suggests. Read more »
FDA panel weighs approving HPV vaccine for men
A committee of experts that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is weighing whether to approve Gardasil, the vaccine for the human... Read more »
Genital Warts and HPV
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Human Papilloma Virus
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Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a virus that is the cause of common warts of the hands and feet, as well as of lesions of the mucous membranes of the... Read more »
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