papillomavirus
noun
pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus
ˌpa-pə-ˈlō-mə-ˌvī-rəs 
: any of a family (Papillomaviridae) of viruses that contain a single molecule of circular double-stranded DNA and cause papillomas in mammals compare human papillomavirus
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In a paper posted to the preprint site bioRxiv, the researchers detected fragments of adenovirus (which causes cold-like illnesses), herpesvirus (linked to cold sores) and papillomavirus (HPV) in Neanderthal genome data.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Human papillomavirus can cause deadly cervical cancer as well as vaginal, anal and penile cancer.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023
Initially, researchers thought the warts of those involved with the slaughtering or butchering of cows were a result of a bovine papillomavirus (BPV), seemingly infected by the virus in a direct cow-to-human transfer.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2011
Those fun, fleshy skin growths caused by papillomavirus.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2017
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Human papillomavirus can cause deadly cervical cancer as well as vaginal, anal and penile cancer.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023
Initially, researchers thought the warts of those involved with the slaughtering or butchering of cows were a result of a bovine papillomavirus (BPV), seemingly infected by the virus in a direct cow-to-human transfer.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2011
Those fun, fleshy skin growths caused by papillomavirus.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2017
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papillomavirus
noun
pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus
ˌpap-ə-ˈlō-mə-ˌvī-rəs
1
capitalized
: the sole genus in a family (Papillomaviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses that contain a single molecule of DNA, have a capsid composed of 72 capsomers, and cause papillomas in mammals
2
: any of the genus Papillomavirus of double-stranded DNA viruses
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