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Tips to Be Fit: HPV: Another virus that we should be concerned about – The Philadelphia Tribune

“HPV” stands for human papillomavirus. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Most of the time HPV is harmless and will go…

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HPV stands for human papillomavirus. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Most of the time HPV is harmless and will go away by itself. Some types of HPV can lead to cancer and genital warts. There are more than 200 types of HPV. Twenty percent of them can infect your genital area. This includes your vulva, cervix, rectum, anus, penis and scrotum. It can also affect your mouth and throat. At least a dozen variant of HPV can lead to cancer. Variant 16 and 18…

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