{"id":4069,"date":"2018-10-18T14:38:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T14:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2018-10-23T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T15:44:28","slug":"what-you-might-not-know-about-hpv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/blog\/what-you-might-not-know-about-hpv\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Might Not Know About HPV"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of health classes and sex ed, I\u2019m sure we are all understand the dangers of STD\u2019s, STI\u2019s and safe sex, but what if I told you that 80% of Americans will contract the HPV virus in their lifetime, according to ashasexualhealth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A growing trend of HPV has been raising many concerns in America, as well as here on our own campus. HPV or Human Papilloma Virus, is a common STD spread through sexual contact and ashasexualhealth.org<\/a> says an estimated 79 million people will contract this STD in their lifetime.<\/p>\n

According to hpv.com<\/a>, the issue is that for most cases, HPV doesn\u2019t show any symptoms and is generally harmless. In fact, most people that have it, don\u2019t even know. According to prb.org<\/a>, untreated cases of HPV can develop more serious health issues.<\/p>\n

High-risk types of HPV<\/strong><\/h4>\n

With over 100 different types of HPV, this virus is very diverse. According to thehpvtest.com<\/a>, of the 100 different types, about 14 of those are considered \u201chigh-risk\u201d and can evolve into:<\/p>\n