Talk:Abnormal Development - Viral Infection: Difference between revisions
From Embryology
(Created page with '==2010== ===Human Papillomavirus (HPV)=== * eight HPV types 16, 18, 45, 33, 31, 52, 58, and 35 in descending order of frequency responsible for more than 90 percent of cervical…') |
|||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
** about 40 infect the genital tract | ** about 40 infect the genital tract | ||
** 12 are known to be cancer-causing | ** 12 are known to be cancer-causing | ||
* vaccine Cervarix (GSK) and Gardasil (Merck) protect against HPV types 16 and 18, and, through cross-protection, partially also against HPV types 31 and 45. | |||
Revision as of 12:52, 27 October 2010
2010
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- eight HPV types 16, 18, 45, 33, 31, 52, 58, and 35 in descending order of frequency responsible for more than 90 percent of cervical cancer cases. (Lancet 2010)
- 118 different HPV types identified
- about 40 infect the genital tract
- 12 are known to be cancer-causing
- vaccine Cervarix (GSK) and Gardasil (Merck) protect against HPV types 16 and 18, and, through cross-protection, partially also against HPV types 31 and 45.
