Gardasil

Varicella is one of the most common viruses children can get. About 80 to 90 percent of children will come across varicella. Once you get varicella it his highly unlikely that you will ever get it again. Varicella was founded right after an outbreak of smallpox in the 19th century. Depending on your age, the older you are the more likely you are to run into complications. If you are able to get the vaccination of Varicella then your chances of getting the virus are 10 percent or less.…

The Cervical screening programme is perhaps, one of the most successful public health initiatives. There has been a remarkable decline in the incidences of cervical cancer following its introduction in 1988 (Peto et al, 2004). It was created as a tool which allowed detection of precancerous abnormalities within the squamous epithelium of the cervix (Cooper, 2011). The sample is usually taken by a nurse at a GP practice and then sent to a laboratory for testing (Jo’s Trust, 2016). More recently,…

Every year, more than 280,000 women die from cervical cancer; the world’s second-most common cancer affecting women. The good news is that cervical cancer is preventable and in the United States, routine Papanicolaou (Pap) screenings have helped reduced deaths from this devastating disease. In an effort to educate women and prevent cervical cancer, the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Richard E. Besser, MD, announced today a new set of community…

The Human Papillomavirus known as HPV is a very common virus and sexually transmitted infection in the United States. “World Health organization (WHO) report on worldwide prevalence of HPV is 440 million” (Prasai, 2008). There are more than 100 different types of HPV but the ones that we know about attack the genital area. As soon as an individual makes the decision to have sexual intercourse they become exposed to the virus. The virus is transmitted by skin to skin contact; it can spread during…

have been many ethical concerns about the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, which all began with politics and Merck’s lobbying for the vaccination. According to Charo, controversy began with Merck’s “lobbying” of states to oblige to vaccination against HPV to lead the company to “drop tactics” (2009). He also states within the United States, state legislatures are struggling to respond to the availability of Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil (Charo, 2009). Three…

There are three vaccines that you can get Gardasil, Gardasil 9 and Cervix. Gardasil works against certain types of HPV which causes 70% of cervical cancer. Females from ages 9 to 26 can be vaccinated with Gardasil. Another vaccine is Gardasil 9, it works the same way as Gardasil, but Gardasil is a little stronger than Gardasil 9. There is also Cervix which is effective against the two main strain of HPV virus that causes cervical cancer…

With Gardasil 9 there were 2 cases of HPV found 2 cases out of 8493 participants while the control had 225 cases which is a decrease in the prevalence of HPV by of 99. 8% (Gardasil 9, 2015). When compared to Gardasil, Gardasil 9 had a 96. 7% efficacy against types. These results were found over 5 trials done by the FDA. In men, it was slightly lower effectiveness but men are less likely to get HPV than women, but they can very easily spread it to their partners even if they don’t have an…

contagious. Unfortunately this disease isn't something that would go away after awhile. You have to receive a certain type of medicine that will help your body make the disease become inactive. The medicine that they have created is called Gardasil. The vaccine gardasil protects against strains 6,11,16, and 18. You have to receive three different forms of the drug. The vaccine can be administered to women as young as 11 years old. The drug is unable to protect those who have already contracted…

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) What is HPV? HPV is short for human papillomavirus and is a group of more than 100 related viruses. Each HPV virus is assigned a number which is called HPV type. HPV is a name for warts. Some HPV can cause cancer. There are more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital area of male and females. But there are some vaccines that can prevent infections with the most common types of HPV. HPV can be transmitted through intimate skin to skin contact. You can also get…

posts on his website, he goes about debunking the science behind the Gardasil vaccine, he even goes as far as mentioning how “Between May 2009 and September 2010, the adverse…