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    Human Papilloma Virus

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    However vaccination do not have any bad effect on a person who already have the infection. The national cancer institute mentions, “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three vaccines to prevent HPV infection: Gardasil, Gardasil9, Cervarix.” These vaccines protect the body against new HPV disease, but they will not treat any kind of HPV infections (3). Vaccines also can have some protection against a few additional types of HPV which can cause cancer. Other diseases…

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    Pros Of Mandatory Vaccination

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    The health of the global population should always come before all else, considering that a person must be alive in order to hold religious or moral beliefs (Parkins 440). Choosing not to vaccinate a child effects not only that child, but also everyone around him or her. For example, Gillian Hodge, a mother from Virginia, had to endure a grueling 30-day quarantine after her newborn baby girl caught measles at her doctor’s office (Parkins 439). Baby Mackenzie, who was too young to receive her MMR…

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    Genital Warts Throughout the United States there are more than 40 different strains of Human Papillomavirus, and it is actually called Condylomata acuminata. Genital warts are very contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus called human papillomavirus, that is transmitted through skin to skin contact, usually during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. . Once this disease enters the body it cannot be killed, and it affects up to 75% of men and women who are…

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    HPV Vaccine Analysis

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    females. The HPV vaccine is a series of three shots over six months given to protect against HPV infection and other problems that HPV can cause. Two kinds of vaccines are currently available, Cervarix and Gardasil. Cervarix is only available for women and can protect against cervical cancers. Gardasil is available for men and women and can give protection…

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    . HPV was traced back to 1842 in Italy. Scientists were trying to find things that cause cervical cancer. Scientists started observing women’s lifestyles with and without cervical cancer. Observed how married women were developing cervical cancer more exclusively than women of the convent. The interesting difference led researchers to believe that since the main difference between married women and nuns was sex; it was theorized that whatever was causing cervical cancer might be a sexually…

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    The 3-shot Gardasil series was approved by the FDA in 2006 for girls to be vaccinated by the ages of 9-12 to prevent cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (Basu). The vaccine does not contain any of the virus itself or DNA of HPV in the Gardasil vaccine, so it cannot cause any HPV- related illness or cancer. The Gardasil vaccine contains “aluminium, Sodium Chloride (salt), water, L-histidine, Polysorbate 80 and…

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    Essay On Hpv

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    there are ways to prevent it. One way is to use condom, although it may not be one hundred percent effective due to the condoms leaving exposed areas, it greatly decreases the risks of getting the virus. There are also vaccinations. Cervarix, Gardasil, and Gardasil-9 are used reduce the spread of the HPV virus. Typically being vaccinated consists of a series of three shots that one must receive over six months. It is extremely important to get all three doses in order to be effectively protected…

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    What Is Cervical Cancer?

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    well as a four-quadrant Pap test, take place when samples of cells are taken from all sides of the vagina to check for abnormality in cells. There are two known vaccines that have been found to prevent HPV infection in women, called Gardasil and Cervarix, Gardasil was approved in 2006, prevents the types of HPV for about 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent genital warts. Cervarix is licensed for use in Europe. Ways to prevent from cervical cancer may be pap tests at the age of 21-65…

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    Causes Of Cervical Cancer

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    Every year more than half a million women are diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide with about 275,000 women dying of the disease yearly (WHO, March 4 2011). It is the 15th most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. In Australia, in 2012, there were 869 new diagnosed cases and is estimated to increase to 903 in 2016, with 250 deaths. The 5-year survival rate (2008-2012) is 72%. (Health, A. I. of, & 2017, W. July 17 2016).. A major breakthrough occurred in 1976, when Dr zur Hansen identified the…

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    Hpv Vaccine Pros And Cons

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    papillomavirus (HPV) is a very widespread infection that affects many in today’s society. The numerous adverse effects that arise from the virus are what make HPV such a large concern. Currently, there are three human papillomavirus vaccines, Gardasil, Cervarix, and Gardasil 9. All three of these vaccines protect against four different strains of HPV. These four strains, 6, 11, 16 and 18, are responsible for the majority of adverse effects related to HPV. These adverse…

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