HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a common virus that can lead to six types of cancers later in life. You can protect your child from ever developing these cancers by having them get the HPV vaccine between the ages of 11 and 12.

• HPV infections are common.
• HPV infections are so common that nearly all men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives. Nearly 80 million Americans are currently infected with some type of HPV. About 14 million Americans, including teens, become infected each year.
• HPV is spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact. You can get HPV by having vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has the virus.
• Some HPV infections can lead to cancer.

https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/about-hpv.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fhpv%2Fparents%2Fwhatishpv.html

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