Human Papilloma Virus

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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1][http://cas.ou.edu/study-abroad/

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Atomic model of papillomavirus capsid.[2] From: www.virology.wisc.edu [http://www.virology.wisc.edu/virusworld/images/hpv-green-blue-mesh.jpg

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Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

|Family = Papillomaviridae
|Genus = Alphapapillomavirus
|species = Human Papillomavirus
NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Genome

Description

Papillomavirus are small virus with DNA from the family papovavirdae which measure 50 nm in diameter, lack membrane, and their capsids have an icosahedral form composed of 72 capsomeres [3].The DNA of HPV is circular, double chain, and contains approximately 8000 base pairs [3]. Persistent infection by human papilloma virus (HPV) is considered the main causative agent of cervical cancer. According to their oncogenic risk, HPV are classified as low-risk HPV (LR-HPV) or high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) [3]. Classification is based on the origin and degree of homogeneity of the DNA.

References

1. College of Arts and Sciences | The University of Oklahoma. Study Abroad.

2. Virology.wisc.edu. 2002. Atomic Model of papillomavirus capsid.

3. Alba A, Cararach M, Rodriguez-Cerdeira C. 2009. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Human Pathology: Description, Pathogenesis, Oncogenic Role, Epidemiology and Detection Techniques. TODJ 3:90-102.