Nearly all sexually active men and women will get infected with human papillomavirus, or HPV, at some point in their lives.
男女都會因性傳播感染人乳頭瘤病毒。
HPV can lead to serious health problems later in life, including certain cancers in both men and women.
人乳頭瘤病毒可導致嚴重健康問題,包括男女某類癌癥。
Since 2006, a vaccine has been available that protects against the most frequent cancer-causing types of HPV.
自2006年開始,HPV抗癌疫苗已率先問世。
The vaccine is recommended for children, starting at age 11 or 12.
建議11或12歲以上兒童接種疫苗。
However, recent data indicate that only one-third of girls got all three recommended doses.
但近期數(shù)據(jù)顯示,僅三分之一女孩接受了所有三針注射。
Parents, talk to your child’s health care provider about getting the HPV vaccine.
父母應該向醫(yī)生進行詢問,讓兒童接受HPV疫苗注射。