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by gnicholas 883 days ago
> Since nearly everyone is infected with HPV

Not quite, though the messaging on this is muddy. The CDC simultaneously says:

> HPV is so common that nearly all sexually active men and women get the virus at some point in their lives. [1]

and

> During 2013–2014, any genital HPV prevalence among adults aged 18–59, was 42.5% in the total population, 45.2% among men and 39.9% among women; high-risk genital HPV prevalence was 22.7% in the total population, 25.1% among men and 20.4% among women. [2]

1: https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stats.htm

2: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db280.htm