Talk:Abnormal Development - Viral Infection
From Embryology
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.