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papillomavirus

Any of a group of viruses that cause warts and other harmless tumours in humans. More than 100 distinct types are known. Different types are responsible for warts of the hands, plantar warts (of the feet), and throat warts. Genital warts are caused by other types, which are spread by sexual intercourse. Some types of papillomaviruses that cause genital infections have been linked with various cancerous tumours, especially cervical cancers; their presence can be detected through a Pap smear.
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Professor Harald Zur Hausen was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine in 2008 for his very important work on papillomaviruses and cervical carcinogenesis.
South African women with cervical cancer often present late and have ... by Botha, M.H. "Hennie" / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
This edition includes material on several recently described viruses, including human metapneumovirus, West Nile virus, bocaviruses, and newer influenza viruses and adenoviruses, plus a broadened focus on papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses.
Clinical virology manual, 4th ed by SciTech Book News
The book also includes material on several recently described viruses including human metapneumovirus, West Nile virus, bocaviruses, and newer influenza viruses and adenoviruses, plus a broadened focus on papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses.
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