Friday, 10 February 2017

University of Tartu makes breakthrough in the development of human papillomavirus drugs

Great news! Researchers from the University of Tartu made a breakthrough in the development of human papillomavirus (HPV) drugs!

Almost all people get a papillomavirus infection at some point of their life but the majority of them pass relatively harmlessly. More than 200 subtypes of human papillomaviruses exist and they cause different illnesses, ranging from not so dangerous ones (warts) to throat and cervical cancer.