Ask the VEC: How Common Is HPV?
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Parents PACKQ: How common is HPV?
A: HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases among both men and women in the United States. Currently, about 20 million Americans are infected with HPV and every year about 6 million new infections occur.
Find out more about this and other HPV-related questions on Prevent-HPV.org, a popular Vaccine Education Center webpage devoted to answering questions about HPV and the HPV
Categories: Ask the VEC, Parents PACK Dec. 2016
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