Let’s get our kids vaccinated and prevent HPV related cancers!

 There are quite a few reasons why and here are some very important HPV facts:

• Absolutely every single human being is at risk of becoming infected with HPV. Studies show that 85% of people will get an HPV infection in their lifetime.

• The prospect of a high-risk HPV infection progressing to cancer is about 10%, even though about half of HPV infections are from high-risk strains.

• There are approximately 13 million Americans infected with HPV annually.

• HPV is spread by close skin to skin contact or touching during vaginal, anal and oral sex.

• A person can get HPV when their vulva, vagina, cervix, penis or anus is touching another person’s genitals, mouth or throat.

• The virus is spread by the skin to skin contact itself, which means that the sharing of bodily fluids is not necessary for transmission.

• This virus can also be spread when an infected person has no known or visible signs or symptoms of active HPV.

• It is impossible to track the exact time of exposure to HPV, especially because a person can be infected with more than one strain at a time. 

• Most people will clear a strain of HPV in about 2 years, but it is not known how long a person can pass a strain on to others within that 2-year time frame.