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HPV vaccines do not encourage risky sexual behavior

  The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines save lives by preventing lethal cervical and anogenital cancers. If Henrietta Lacks had received an HPV vaccine, she would not have succumbed to cervical cancer. Yet not enough young men and women receive the vaccine. An obstacle to more widespread adoption of the HPV vaccine is that some parents …

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Women AND men beware: HPV, the culprit behind more than just cervical cancers?

This article was written for extra credit by a student in my virology course. by Bethany DiPrete Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, and as of yet, there is no cure.  However, there is a vaccine to prevent infection by certain strains. Recent research may encourage not …

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TWiV 135: Live in the Big Easy

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Roger Hendrix, Rachel Katzenellenbogen, and Harmit Malik Vincent and guests Rachel Katzenellenbogen, Roger Hendrix, and Harmit Malik recorded TWiV #135 live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New Orleans, where they discussed transformation and oncogenesis by human papillomaviruses, the amazing collection of bacteriophages on the planet, and the evolution of genetic conflict between virus and host. …

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TWiV 126: Wart’s up, doc?

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Michelle Ozbun On episode #126 of the podcast This Week in Virology, virologist Michelle Ozbun and the TWiV team review the biology of human papillomaviruses. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV126.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #126 (69 MB .mp3, 96 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) …

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