also cause great harm to teenagers. An HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine is major because it supplies protection…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) 1. Characteristics of the disease Human papilloma virus (HPV) infections produce epithelial lesions of non-genital and genital skin as well as mucous membranes. HPV infections are common throughout the world. Although most HPV infections cause no symptoms, persistent genital HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer in women, the second most common cancer in women. The ability of HPV to cause cervical cancer was first shown in the 1970s for epidermodysplasia…
The human papillomavirous (HPV) is a group of more than 150 related viruses. Each HPV virus in this large group is given a number which is called its HPV type. HPV is named for the warts (papillomas) some HPV types can cause. The human papillomavirus (HPV) infection poses a major public health threat in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 79 million Americans are currently infected with human papillomavirus, and 14 million people become…
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a very common sexually transmitted disease that affects men and women. “In 2005, the prevalence of HPV infection among women was 2 to 44% around the world.”1 HPV infection is a necessary but not a sufficient cause of cervical cancer. “Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with almost 80% of cases occurring in developing countries.”2 The infection with HPV is also related to other cancer (anal, vulvar, vaginal, penile, oropharyngeal).…
As said in CDC, every year there are 17,600 women and 9,300 men who get cancer with HPV. About 180,00 women and 160,000 men are infected by genital warts, bumps that come out in different areas of the body. In this paper, it will address an understanding of HPV, different perspective on the virus as well as examining the public health implications. Human Papillomavirus, a disease that categorizes 40 groups. Each group differing on the types of an infection a person can receive. Some cause women…
commonly known as HPV is an extremely infectious, causing around nine out of ten people to at some point in their lives become infected with it. This happens mostly within their late teens and can lead to serious health problems including but not limited to: genital warts, and many different types of cancer ranging from cancer of the vulva to cancer of the tongue and tonsils. I find that immunization should be heavily considered by parents for their children. Side effects of the vaccine can be…
ugliness of the outside world. That same bubble led one of my closest family members to end up with an STD that has no cure. Unfortunately in my mom’s youth, she made unwise decisions that eventually led her to contract the human papillomavirus (HPV). I conducted an interview to get more information on the story of how my mom, Alicia Giddens, contracted this horrid infection. At the time, my mother was 25 years old and had just recently “separated” (Giddens) from my dad. She said, “I met…
HPV is a group of viruses, and it is spread through sexual intercourse. The risks that increase the chances of a woman being infected with HPV are having multiple sexual partners, or having sex with a partner who has had multiple partners, having a history of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s), and having sexual intercourse at a young age. Even though HPV infections are common and rarely lead to cancer, medical researchers believe that other factors are involved in the development of…
Pappilomavirus, more commonly known as HPV, is a group of over one hundred and fifty viruses. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Almost all sexually active men and women will contract HPV at some point in their life. It infects the genitals of men and women, can cause warts and cancer. Cervical cancer is generally associated with HPV. There is no cure or treatment but it can be prevented in the event that one was to contract the virus. Contracting HPV HPV is spread through…
children are over half of the world’s population and are the future of our world; therefore, we need to keep track of their health and welling. In doing so we need to keep up with their vaccinations and doing our best to prevent horrible diseases. HPV is one of the most common diseases among kids and teens, and yet is one of the easiest to prevent. If we take these simple steps to prevent this virus they have a greater chance at never getting the disease, and even eradicating it as a whole.…