Human Papilomavirus: The Latest Celebrity Pathogen

Recently human papilomavirus (HPV) has been making a lot of news.  The story involves big business, cancer, government policy, and sex.  I'm surprised HBO hasn't made a series about it. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that causes genital warts, cervical cancer, and has recently been associated with oral cancers.  Merck recently released Gardasil, a vaccine that protects against the strains of HPV that cause most (but not all) of the cas...
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