Ikhithi ingakwazi ukubona ngekhwalithi yezinhlobo ezingama-28 ze-papillomavirus yabantu (HPV6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54 56, 58, 59, 61, 66, 68, 73, 81, 82, 83) nucleic acid, kodwa ayikwazi ukuthayipha ngokuphelele.Inganikeza kuphela izindlela ezisizayo zokuxilonga nokwelashwa kokutheleleka nge-HPV.