HPV                         Human Papillomavirus

Usually shows no symptoms and goes away by itself

HPV is responsible for:

• Almost all cases of genital warts and cervical cancer

• 90% of anal cancers

• 78% of vaginal cancers

• 25% of vulvar cancers

• 50% of penile cancers

• 60% of oropharyngeal cancers (cancers of the back of the throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils)

Transmitted through genital contact- condoms offer some protection but not cover the entirety of the male genital

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There are different HPV types:

“Low-risk" and others "high-risk"

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Low-risk HPV types cause genital warts and do not cause cancer. Some high-risk HPV types can cause serious illness including cancer