about the HPV Vaccine Melody Tripp EN 200A College Composition Craig CasterlineWarner Pacific College October 7‚ 2014 Abstract Being a parent of a preteen is a hard adventure all by itself. When you go into a pediatric office for an 11-year-well-child-checkup‚ there are many vaccinations that are now required for children entering middle schools. One of the vaccinations in this series is optional. This vaccination is to protect our children against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) which can
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Brandi Norman Title: HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience on why all of them should get the HPV vaccine. Central Idea: That both genders should by well persuaded to get the vaccine knowing how common it is‚ how you get it‚ and how to prevent it. Introduction: I. Sex‚ everyone has it and everyone likes it. It can only stay this way unless everyone protects their self in advance as well as during. A. I’m sure most‚ if not everyone‚ in here has had sexual
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____________ Policy Memorandum To: Federal Legislator From: Subject: Mandating that all school aged females should receive a vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Date: March 1‚ 2011 Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claim that the Human papillomavirus (HPV) infects approximately 20 million people in the United States with 6.2 million new cases each year (CDC‚ 2009). 99.7% of cervical cancers are linked to human papillomavirus (CDC‚ 2009)
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McInnis December 6‚ 2007 “HPV Vaccine Controversy” The recent news of a vaccine that could prevent a large percent of cancer deaths in the United States alone would generally be considered a reason to celebrate. However‚ the current attempts of many states‚ including the governor of Texas‚ Rick Perry‚ to pass an ordinance making it mandatory for preteen girls to have the Gardasil vaccine to protect them from some of the forms of cervical cancer caused by HPV has met a great deal of opposition
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Running head: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Advantages and Disadvantages of the HPV Vaccine in Adolescent Girls: An Ethical Case Study Drexel University Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are a group of more than 40 types of viruses that infect the genital areas‚ throats (recurrent respiratory papillomatosis)‚ and mouths of males and females and is the number one most common sexually transmitted disease (Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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papillomavirus infection (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV can be spread by having vaginal‚ anal‚ and oral sex with a person who is infected. Nearly 80 million people are infected with the infection‚ that is about one fourth of the population. (Center for Diseases Control and Prevention‚ Why does my child need HPV vaccine?) More than often people have health problems that come with it like genital warts or cancers. Vaccinations help prevent certain types of HPV infections but
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance
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The selected topic stands as patient education in cervical cancer prevention‚ specifically regarding the HPV vaccination. This topic stands essential to nursing as researchers determined that “infection of the cervix with HPV was the most common cause of cervical cancer‚” later stating that “Cervical cancer was one of the most common cancers that affected a woman’s reproductive organs” (Cermak‚ Cottrell‚ & Murnan‚ 2010‚ p. 230). Nurses stand as educators and advocators; it is a nurse’s obligation
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papillomavirus (HPV) has been established as a substantial threat to public health among the sexually active youth of America. HPV is a common sexually transmitted disease that primarily affects women. It is also responsible for thousands of cancer related deaths each year. There are about 20 million Americans each year that are currently infected with HPV and nearly 5 million people will become newly infected this year with the virus. There are over 100 different strains of HPV‚ however only four
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based on 2008 to 2012 data‚ Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes about 30‚700 cancers per year. It causes more than 90% of cervical and anal cancers‚ around 70% of vaginal and vulvar cancer‚ more than 60% of penile cancer and more than 70% of oropharyngeal cancer. Among them‚ majority (>70%) has been linked to HPV 16/18‚ which can be prevented by bivalent‚ quadrivalent or 9valent vaccine. Healthy People 2020 objectives is to increase HPV vaccine series completion for females aged 13 to 15 years to
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