What is the human papilloma virus (HPV)?
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is easily transmitted from one person to another by genital contact.
It has been widely demonstrated that high-risk types of the HPV virus (types 16 and 18) are associated with cancers of the uterine neck, the vulva, the vagina, the penis and the anus.
Low-risk HPV types (types 6 and 11) are largely responsible for genital verrugas and recurrent juvenile respiratory papillomas.
