Human Papillomavirus
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a member of the Papovavirus family and is a closed, circular, double-stranded DNA virus. The viral genome is enclosed in an icosahedral capsule composed of several protein capsomeres and lacks the lipid-containing envelope ordinary to many other viruses for example herpes simplex. Not like other human STD virus infections such as herpes simplex, but HPV growth in cell culture have been complicated as its replication is dependent on epithelial cell differentiation and maturation. [Read more →]
