Everything You Need to Know about Human Papillomavirus

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Rosen Publishing Group, 2001 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 64 pages
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a sexually transmitted disease that few teens have heard about or understand. Carter examines the history of warts and HPV and carefully describes who is at risk, what symptoms to watch out for, and how to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease. It describes other diseases that HPV has been shown to increase, such as cervical cancers in women and anal cancers in men.