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79 MILLION AMERICANS ARE CURRENTLY INFECTED WITH MILLIONS MORE BEING ADDED EACH YEAR, PROTECT YOUSELF!
HPV
CHARLOTTE – Approximately 14 million people are infected each year and there is no test to detect it.
Did you know HPV is the most common sexually transmitted diseases in America, with over 100 strains, and there is NO way to detect it until you have cancer or warts? HPV causes genital warts for both sexes, while women can also develop cervical cancer. 
“Anyone who is sexually active can get HPV, even if you have had sex with only one person. You also can develop symptoms years after you have sex with someone who is infected making it hard to know when you first became infected,” according to CDC.gov. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016)
Anyone who is sexually active can contract HPV. HPV is spread through sex in the vagina, anus, and the mouth. Many people with HPV do not exhibit symptoms for many years after becoming infected and there is no test to screen for HPV to prevent transmission. 
There are vaccines to prevent HPV, such as Gardasil. ALL boys and girls around the age of 11/12 are suggested to get the vaccine. However, if you missed the vaccine at that age, you can still get the vaccine between the ages of 21 through 26 years old. (Visit http://truthaboutgardasil.org/ for more information about how the vaccine impacts children.) As you get older your risk of contracting HPV become greater.
“If you are sexually active use latex condoms the right way every time you have sex. This can lower your chances of getting HPV. But HPV can infect areas that are not covered by a condom, so condoms may not give full protection against getting HPV; and be in a mutually monogamous relationship, or have sex only with someone who only has sex with you.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016)
For more information on HPV visit the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention website http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/ or https://medlineplus.gov/hpv.html to get the facts on how to safeguard against the disease.

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Bibliography

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, 05 19). Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm