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Human papilloma virus ( #HPV) is a virus that can cause #cancer in men & women
HPV infection cannot be cured
The only solution is to prevent infection by vaccinating girls & boys at the age of 9–15
See our article:
https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.558213
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#HPV is composed of proteins (starry shield-shaped) that assemble to make the capsid, which encloses the viral DNA
There are more than
kinds of HPV, but most of them are rare & not dangerous.See our article:
https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.558213Arrow
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Infection with some types of #HPV can lead to benign conditions, such as warts or condylomas
Other HPV types are more dangerous and can cause malignant lesions, such as
#cancer of the uterus. See our article:
https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.558213
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A POWERFUL #vaccine against HPV is created using yeast cells to produce VLPs that mimic the actual HPV
Next, our immune system fights efficiently the virus thanks to the vaccine previously received
See our article:
https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.558213Arrow
