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Rotavirus

Rotavirus causes vomiting and watery diarrhea that can be especially severe in infants and young children. It is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children and is responsible for hospitalizing approximately 55,000 children in the United States every year. Worldwide, rotavirus results in the death of more than 600,000 children annually.

The virus is highly contagious and is spread from person-to-person by contact with the virus in feces or contaminated water. It common...

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HSV or HPV...WTF??

By Penelope James , Health Expert

...are really blisters, while bumps caused by HPV are warts. If you think about it in those... Read more »

Genital Bumps, Lesions, Sores, Warts, Scabs and Ulcers in Men

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...men are herpes. Have a bump that looks like a wart or has a cauliflower appearance? You may... Read more »

Nobel Awards This Year Goes to AIDS and HPV Research

By healthgal , Health Expert

...(HPV) caused cervical cancer. HPV causes genital warts which in turn can cause more than... Read more »

Bumps on the Vagina: How to know if it is Serious

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...lumps or bumps down there are herpes and genital warts. Health Central has a ton of... Read more »

Question of the Week: Will You Get Your Son or Daughter the HPV Vaccine?

By Kate , Health Expert

...common sexually transmitted disease, causes genital warts that can lead to head, neck, anal, and... Read more »

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Genital Warts and HPV

Whenever I diagnose genital warts in a teenager it's always a huge deal. Tears, sometimes devastation, and about a million questions usually follow. Girls and guys want to know: "Exactly what... Read more »

HPV

...infection caused by direct, skin-to-skin contact by way of sexual intercourse or oral sex. Genital warts come from the same family of viruses as the common warts people get on their hands, but... Read more »

STD Symptoms

...pregnant woman. STD infections in women may also be associated with cervical cancer. One STD, genital warts, is caused by a virus associated with cervical and other cancers. The relationship... Read more »

STD Tests: Which Ones Do You Need?

...to check your cervix for signs of infection with human papilloma virus (HPV), the cause of genital warts. And just like with guys, your urine can be tested directly for gonorrhea and chlamydia,... Read more »

Cervical Cancer: Causes

...HPV genetic types are 40, 42, 43, 44, 54, 61, 70, 72, and 81. These viral types often produce genital warts (condylomata) that rarely lead to cancer. (These warts usually affect the woman's... Read more »

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