Laura Poy Solano
Newspaper La Jornada
Friday, November 11, 2022, p. twenty
At least eight out of 10 adults are at risk of being infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), since sexual transmission is not the only route, since it can be through contact with the skin and mucous membranes, warned urologist Alejandro Rueda. .
In a videoconference, he highlighted that there are more than 189 different viruses and at least 360 types. It is estimated that 80 percent of infections are caused by viruses 6 and 11 (low risk) and 16 and 18 (high risk), the latter responsible for 70 percent of various types of cancer, whether cervical, penile, anus , oropharynx, head and neck.
