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HPV and other viruses like herpes simplex and chicken pox are viruses that aren’t efficient at producing immunity. Once you have the infection, the viruses are usually in your body forever and can escape suppression by the immune system resulting ing localized recurring infection (herpes simplex- cold sores) and chicken pox- shingles). The HPV can integrate its DNA into cells of the cervix or pharynx and lead to cancer. There’s no evidence that infection with HSV 1 conveys immunity to HSV 2. Infection with one type of HPV does not prevent infection with any of the othe 200+

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