HPV

American  

abbreviation

1. human papilloma virus.

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HPV British  

abbreviation

1. human papilloma virus

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Example Sentences

Health officials will continue to recommend the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines and those against polio, chickenpox and HPV.

From Salon

Merck could lose up to $630 million in Gardasil revenue this year now that the U.S. no longer recommends three doses of the HPV shot in the childhood vaccine schedule, according to Jefferies analysts.

From MarketWatch

The health agency no longer recommends that all children get seven of the 18 previously recommended immunizations, and it now says that children should get one dose of the HPV vaccine instead of the two to three doses recommended on the label.

From MarketWatch

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.

From The Wall Street Journal

By Jan. 1, 2027, insurers will be required to cover self-administered HPV tests and any necessary follow-up tests, according to updated cervical-cancer screening guidelines published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

From The Wall Street Journal