EPOB 3400 Microbiology Lecture 24 Microbiology , Lec 24. This topic came up because I have gotten a number of questions about these viruses. It is also of interest because it is one type of virus that has been implicated in causing cancer.
Warts are benign tumors of the skin.
HPVs are spread by direct contact with other humans with warts. The most serious type of cancer associated with HPVs is cervical cancer . Worldwide, there are about 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer reported per year. 59-4 and Fig. Thus, the rapid multiplication of the host cell results in proliferation of the virus, much as in a lysogenic virus.