Many papillomaviruses can cause cancer and genital warts. In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Erin Scherer explains how these viruses can spread through sexual intercourse, and how vaccines can help prevent infections, especially when administered at an early age. She also discusses how these vaccines result in long-term immune protection, and how adding viral DNA to protein-based vaccines could potentially make them more effective.  

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