The Canadian government now advises boys and young men age 9 to 26 receive the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV). Since October 2011, the U.S. government has recommended the same thing for American males. Both genders can carry and spread HPV, a sexually transmitted virus. Both sexes also develop diseases because of it. HPV is linked to genital warts, anal cancer, and mouth cancer. In women, 99 percent of cervical cancers are caused by HPV. About 20 million Americans and 3 to 9 million Canadians are currently infected with the virus.
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