What Are the Causes of Human Papillomavirus?
Human papilloma virus is an extremely common sexually transmitted virus. It affects the cells that live on the skin and in the vagina, anus and mouth. There are many ways to contract the virus, and it affects 24 million Americans, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (medicalnewstoday.com). It can affect men and women, though women are at particular risk as it may cause cervical cancer. Men often do not present symptoms but sometimes will experience genital warts as a result of HPV. There are ways to protect against the virus, including a vaccine.
