human papillomavirus
noun
: any of numerous papillomaviruses (as of the genera Alphapapillomavirus, Betapapillomavirus, and Gammapapillomavirus) that cause various human papillomas (such as genital warts and plantar warts) and include some associated with the production of human cancer
—abbreviation HPV
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In 2013, Carpenter founded Go Doc Go, a non-governmental organization that trains midwives and physicians in Senegal, Ethiopia, The Gambia, and Haiti to screen women for cervical cancer while providing thousands of human papillomavirus tests and medical supplies annually.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
One former scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was researching human papillomavirus, a viral infection that can sometimes lead to cancer.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 23 Feb. 2025
All warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a contagious virus that’s found essentially everywhere and affects more kids and teenagers (up to 33 percent of them), and few adults (around 3-5 percent).2
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—Susan Bard, Health, 4 Sep. 2024
Some common cancers have also seen an increase in diagnoses, including breast (female), prostate, pancreatic, uterine corpus, melanoma (female), liver (female) and oral cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, the report stated.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
One former scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was researching human papillomavirus, a viral infection that can sometimes lead to cancer.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 23 Feb. 2025
All warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a contagious virus that’s found essentially everywhere and affects more kids and teenagers (up to 33 percent of them), and few adults (around 3-5 percent).2
What to Know About Wart Removers
Does Duct Tape Work on Warts?
—Susan Bard, Health, 4 Sep. 2024
Some common cancers have also seen an increase in diagnoses, including breast (female), prostate, pancreatic, uterine corpus, melanoma (female), liver (female) and oral cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, the report stated.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Human papillomavirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20papillomavirus. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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