Question

Marta is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Diagnosis reveals that she is infected with the _______ which causes cervical cancer.

Answer 1

The answer is HPV which is the main reason for cervical cancer called the human papillomavirus.

Answer 2

Marta is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Diagnosis reveals that she is infected with the HPV ( Human PapillomaVirus) which causes cervical cancer. HPV is the name for a group of viruses that affect the human body. There are more than 100 types of HPV, of which at least 13 are cancer-causing (also known as high risk type).Cervical cancer is by far the most common HPV-related disease.