"Diagnosis reveals that she is infected with the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer."
This virus infects many but most of the times it causes no symptoms and is spontaneously resolved. However, when it persists may cause precancerous lesions that may eventually lead to cervical cancer as well as cancer in the vagina, penis, anus, mouth, and other parts that may be in contact with such virus and incubate its ideal conditions.