Papillomavirus

Human Papillomavirus Infection Lexy Crawford Microbiology 2420 Mr. Hudson The Human Papillomavirus Virus is a type of virus that causes cervical cancer through sexual transmission, but there is little evidence that infection can be avoided by behavioral change, such as condom use. Vaccines against HPV infection are likely to have high effects. The effectiveness of HPV vaccination as a strategy for cervical cancer control. Finally, projections of the number of cases of cervical cancer following the introduction of mass vaccination are given for developed and developing countries. (F.X Bosch, M.M Manos, N Munoz, M Sherman, A.M Jansen, J Peto, M.H Schiffman, V Moreno, R Kurman, K.V Shah) HPV affects both women and men the same it can cause…

Papillomaviruses are thought to have two methods of replication: • Stable replication of the episomal genome in basal cells • Runaway, or vegetative, replication in more differentiated cells to generate progeny virus. “Viral multiplication is confined to the nucleus. Consequently, infected cells exhibit a high degree of nuclear atopia. Koilocytosis (from Greek koilos “empty”) describes a combination of perinuclear clearing (halo) with a pyknotic or shrunken (raisinoid) nucleus and is a…

Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) and is highly contagious. HPV infections cause genital warts and cancers to the outlet of the womb (cervix), birth canal (vagina), opening of the birth canal (vulva), and anus. There are over 100 types of HPV. Unless wartlike lesions are present in the throat or there are genital warts that you can see or feel, HPV usually does not cause symptoms. It is possible to be infected for long periods and…

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…

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After the vaccine was introduced there has been a reduction in cervical cancer. Tavernise notes how much of change the vaccine made “The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus — the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and a principal cause of cervical cancer — has dropped by half among teenage girls in recent years, a striking measure of success for a vaccine against the virus that was introduced only in 2006,”(Tavernise). However, despite all the…

Human papillomavirus, otherwise known as HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. HPV is a virus strain that deals with genital warts and cancer, but there is a vaccine for this and it reduces the infection of the virus. There are different types of HPV, some cause warts on hands and feet, others cause genital warts, and some are known to be linked with cancers such as cervical, anal, vulvar, and penile cancer. Although there are vaccines for this infection…

Marsha Strang Professor English 1302 20 November 2014 A Mandate to Vaccinate The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most contracted sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. This disease is harming both men and women and it is estimated that 20 million are infected and an additional 6 million Americans will become infected each year. Initially there was only a two vaccines (Gardasil and Cervarix ) available to protect young women against major strands of the HPV virus, but we…

Human papillomavirus is extremely common sexually transmitted infection in United States and it can lead to very serious health problems with the sign and symptoms of genital warts to invasive malignancies including cervical vaginal, vulvar, penile and oral cancer (World Health Organization, 2015). There are two types of sexually transmitted HPV. Low- risk HPV and High-risk HPV. Low-risk HPV causes skin warts around genitals, mouth anus or throat and it does not causes cancer. On the other hand…

Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, is the cause of many cases of cervical and genital cancer in both men and women. Although this is a known fact, many parents are still neglecting the idea of giving their children a “sex vaccine.” This controversy not only defies the teachings of religion, but it also defies the beliefs of parenthood. They don’t feel like this is something that they should be giving their 9-13 year old children. This perspective may be a given, but it is also creating a…