HPV
Abbreviation Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Human papillomavirus: a common virus that can cause cervical cancer.
Related terms
- virusA tiny infectious agent of genetic material in a protein coat; it can multiply only inside host cells.
- HAVHepatitis A virus, which causes a liver infection.
- HBVHepatitis B virus: a bloodborne virus that infects the liver; OSHA requires employers to offer the hepatitis…
- HCVHepatitis C virus: a bloodborne virus that infects the liver.
- HIVHuman immunodeficiency virus: the virus that causes AIDS; a bloodborne pathogen.
- HSVHerpes simplex virus, the cause of herpes infections; it is not curable.
- HTNHypertension (high blood pressure).
- IBDInflammatory bowel disease: Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.
- IBSIrritable bowel syndrome: a disorder of the large intestine that causes abdominal pain and changes in bowel…
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