Inquiry 04 March 2011 Research Draft Mandatory Human Papilloma Vaccine Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted disease in the United States. It is estimated that at least 80% of men and women acquire an HPV infection during their lifetime. “In a recent study of women in the United States 25% of fourteen to nineteen year olds were infected with at least one type of HPV. HPV is often acquired within a few months of sexual initiation‚ even among people with only one partner”
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2013 Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Many people in America are unaware of sexually transmitted disease and even fewer are aware of the human papilloma virus‚ which is also known as the HPV. Approximately 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. About 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that nearly all sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives. According to WWW.hpv.emedtv.com‚ “HPV is one of the most common
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as HPV‚ has been increasing. Even though HPV has been the subject of talk shows and school health lectures‚ at least 20 million Americans a year get infected with this virus. According to the Center for Disease Control‚ out of the 20 million Americans suffering from HPV each year‚ at least 33‚300 cancer cases first root from HPV ("HPV-Associated Cancers Statistics‚” par.1). These alarming statistics prompted Merck to release the first vaccine that could protect against the transmission of HPV in
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screening. I: HPV DNA testing C: Cytology Screening O: Sensitivity for detecting cervical precancerous lesions. Article 1: Int J Cancer. 2014 Jul 1;135(1):166-77. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28640. Epub 2014 Jan 24. Is HPV DNA testing specificity comparable to that of cytological testing in primary cervical cancer screening? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pileggi C1‚ Flotta D‚ Bianco A‚ Nobile CG‚ Pavia M. Author information Abstract Human-papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing has
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sexual activity and human papillomavirus (HPV) (Bellentir‚ 2002). In this essay‚ Human papillomavirus would be further discussed. For example‚ the signal transport pathway of HPV 16 and HPV 18‚ which many scientists believe that they are closely related of causing cervical cancer‚ as well as the HPV vaccine and chemotherapy of cervical cancer‚ would be discussed. HPV as the Main Cause of Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer usually starts from the invasion of HPV to the epidermal stratified squamous epithelium
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HPV Vaccine: To Mandate or Not Gabrielle A. Blythers BCOM/275 March 11‚ 2013 Mike Cattermole Should the HPV Vaccine be mandatory? Although vaccinations have been around for 200 plus years‚ today in 2013 it is still a most controversial issue. Vaccine by definition is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of
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Mandating the HPV Vaccination: A Controversial Debate Background: The Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the virus responsible for cervical cancer. It is one the most common viral sexually transmitted infections. A vaccine was approved in 2006 that is effective in preventing the types of HPV responsible for 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts. Proposals for routine and mandatory HPV vaccination of girls have become sources of controversy for parents of school-aged youth‚ legislators‚ members
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papillomavirus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. and there are more than 100 known HPV types‚ the majority of which are not harmful. About 75% of HPVs have been associated with non-cancerous warts (papillomas) on the hands‚ chest‚ arms and feet‚ such as low-risk HPV types 6 and 11. About 40 HPV types have been found in the mucosal surfaces of the cervix‚ vagina‚ vulva‚ anus‚ penis‚ mouth and throat‚ including the most common high-risk (cancer-causing) HPV types 16 and
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information 3.3.2. Presence of unknown side-effects 3.3.3 Necessity versus Urgency of the vaccine 3.4 The preferred media for HPV and the vaccine 3.4.1 TV/ radio 3.4.2 Public campaigns/school 3.5 Conclusion 9 9 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 20 5 5 5 7 7 8 3 4 4 4 Page Chapter 4 :Conclusion Reference List Appendix I : Survey on the Attitude of Females in Singapore towards Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Appendix II : Survey Results 21 23 24 28 2 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background Cervical cancer is one
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Human Sexuality Reflection Paper 2 Governor Rick Perry decided to make a mandate on the vaccine for HPV. The vaccine was to be given to young girls starting at age 11-12. Michele Bachmann believed that this was very wrong. She argued that young girls should have the choice to take theses vaccinations‚ as the vaccine can lead to horrible side effects. Rick Perry‚ argued that he did everything out of the respect for life‚ and prolonging it. Michelle Bachmann believes he used his push for mandates
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