HPV has a distinct life cycle. Most viruses infect target cells and produce progeny from that same cell. However‚ HPV has to rely on the mitosis and differentiation of the basal epithelial cells to produce new virions. Understanding of the HPV lifecycle is mainly derived from research on the high-risk group of HPV viruses‚ in particular HPV 16. However‚ with slight modifications‚ life cycle models of HPV 16 can be applied to other HPV groups as well.17 The principal route of transmission for HPV
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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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expenditures on HPV-related issues (Chesson‚ Ekwueme‚ Saraiya‚ & Markowitz‚ 2008). Therefore‚ the legal aspect raised whether the government should intrude and use their police powers to control parental
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2008‚ P. 584). Many of these people do not realize that they are infected because they do not show any symptoms. Even though HPV has been talked about for decades‚ it is only until recent years that the topic has become part of mainstream women’s health issues. Not only that‚ many of these people are women who do not understand the importance of testing for HPV. HPV is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer among women. This is especially true for women in the Hispanic community. Hispanics
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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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Disease Control issued a recommendation on June 29‚ 2006 that a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus be given to girls around the age of eleven to twelve to prevent this disease that was affecting nearly half of the United States population. The HPV vaccination was said to be most effective before there was any sexual activity with the girl‚ and that it would prevent about 75 percent of the 27‚900 cases of cervical‚ vulvar‚ vaginal‚ anal‚ penile‚ and head and neck cancers that occurred every year
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most transmissible viruses in humans. HPV infections are associated with anogenital‚ head and neck as well as skin diseases and cancers. HPV-associated cervical cancer claims more than 250‚000 women’s lives annually worldwide. Growing evidence suggests a role of this virus in male and female fertility. In addition‚ HPV can be transmitted from a mother to her newborns. These newborns are at the risk of developing recurrent laryngeal tumors at an early life
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2011 HPV Vaccine: Choose or Forced If there was a vaccine to prevent a virus that could lead to a deadly form of cancer would you want it? Of course you would. The human papillomavirus vaccine also known as HPV vaccine does just that. In the two essays on public health‚ “HPV Vaccine Texas Tyranny”‚ by Mike Adams and “The HPV Debate Needs an Injection of Reality‚” by Arthur Allen‚ these two authors discuss their different opinions on the human papillomavirus vaccine. In the essay‚ “HPV Vaccine
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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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