health sectionhealth sectionHuman Papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) of the skin. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 6 million new infections occur each year. There is a strong association between some types of HPV and cervical cancer in women and throat cancer in both men and women. Left untreated, many people clear the virus from their bodies. However, people with a compromised immune system may not clear the virus, and HPV can advance into more severe complications.
