papillomavirus

That makes it a bigger risk factor than exposure to UV radiation, poor diet, and infections from pathogens like hepatitis and the human papillomavirus.

In the latest case, the medical board said in its accusation that Naim told a patient she was beautiful and asked why she was single, and later told her he could have sex with her even with a positive test for human papillomavirus.

The human papillomavirus, or HPV, causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer.

He also challenged Gardasil, the vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus and is credited with slashing rates of cervical cancer in young women.

Of the 10, ages 16 to 33 — two of whom had traveled to Putucual by boat and bus — only one had learned about human papillomavirus in middle school.