Most infections in papillomavirus heal naturally, but about 10 % of them become chronic and can cause cervical cancers, among others. According to a new study from the Collège de France, published on January 21, 2025 in the journal Plos Biology, Even infections that are not chronic are also very long-lived, which could partly explain why these viruses are so infectious. To better understand these infections, Science and Future questioned Samuel Alizon, research director at the CNRS and director of the ecology and evolution of health team in the CIRB unit at the Collège de France.
Sciences et Avenir: Let's start at the beginning, how is it transmitted?tent THEs papillomavirus?
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