• Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of common viruses passed from one person to another during intimate sexual contact.
• Although most infected people never develop symptoms, HPV can cause warts (papillomas) and sometimes cancer of the cervix, vagina, vulva, penis, anus, and back of the throat.
• A vaccine (HPV vaccine) is available to protect against cancers caused by HPV and is part of the routine immunization schedule for children and adolescents, as well as young adults.

• More about HPV vaccine:  https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/vaccine.html

HPV infections are NOT reportable in Orange County.

For more information, see the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/index.html.

 

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