How to Use human papillomavirus in a Sentence

human papillomavirus

noun

• Warts are a type of noncancerous skin growth that are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  — Lacey Muinos, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024
• It was caused by a strain of human papillomavirus, according to the Nashville Scene.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• At some point during the ages of 30 - 39, a pap smear may only be needed every five years if there are no signs of the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
• Mendelsohn, now 48, is the classic victim of head and neck cancer caused by HPV, the human papillomavirus.
  — Maggie Fox, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2017
• Since 2006, the vaccine for human papillomavirus — the leading cause of a number of cancers — has been available.
  — Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2018
• Warts are caused by an exposure to the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
• And the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, requires a second shot within two months and a third shot within six months.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• This is the vaccine for human papillomavirus, which is more commonly known as HPV.
  — Forbes, 26 May 2021
• She was shocked when her gynecologist informed her that the growths were caused by the human papillomavirus, known as HPV.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
• As part of the program, the clinic focused on getting teens and preteens in for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
• But now with the advent of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine we are poised to be able to do even more to decrease the incidence of cervical cancer.
  — Ian Fields, SELF, 26 Aug. 2019
• To take one example, a vaccine exists against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cancers of the cervix in women, as well as cancers of the head and neck.
  — The Economist, 16 Sep. 2017
• Some viruses may even cause the runaway cellular growth that is the root of cancer, as is thought to be the case with human papillomavirus and cervical cancer.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 22 Feb. 2019
• Gardasil 9 is a vaccine that helps protect against nine types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
  — Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 12 June 2024
• The development of cholesterol-lowering statins and the human papillomavirus vaccine were just some of the fruits of the research careers launched through the program.
  — Viviane Callier, Wired, 6 Sep. 2021
• Vaccines work well to prevent cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
• Warts, which are rough overgrowths of skin, are caused by a virus that’s highly contagious (most commonly the human papillomavirus, or HPV).
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• The vaccine, which is 100 percent effective against certain strains of the human papillomavirus, is a no-brainer.
  — Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 17 June 2019
• Gardasil, its human papillomavirus shot, had $3.7 billion in sales last year.
  — Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
• Some researchers speculate that human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of most anal cancers, may explain some of the rise in colorectal cancers in younger adults.
  — Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
• More than a decade ago, Britain set out to vaccinate girls ages 12 and 13 against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer, among other ailments.
  — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
• What will happen to the generation of boys and men who were not vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) alongside their female peers in the past decade?
  — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2013
• The study claimed that aluminum adjuvants in the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil caused behavioral changes in mice.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2017
• Around the world, people die every year from outbreaks that vaccines could have quashed, from polio in Pakistan to human papillomavirus infections in Japan.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 July 2020
• There are many different subtypes of the human papillomavirus, some of which can cause cervical cancer.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 July 2022
• The search system can be programmed to find many diseases, including cancer, malaria, strep throat and human papillomavirus, or HPV.
  — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• Colorectal cancer has not been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause anal cancer, as well as cervical, throat, penile and other types of cancer.
  — Author: Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2018
• Colorectal cancer has not been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause anal cancer, as well as cervical, throat, penile, and other types of cancer.
  — Laurie McGinley, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
• The test looks for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
  — Alice Broster, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
• The research showed that human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, which a vaccine can prevent, are also connected to those cancers.
  — Tara Law, Health, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024