HPV Human Pailloma Virus (HPV) is a virus that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. There are over 40 types of HPV which affects males and females and it is the most common STI (sexually transmitted infection). Signs and symptoms in men may never develop‚ but in cases that do genital warts will appear on the penis‚ testicles‚ groin thighs‚ or in/ around the anus which may appear within weeks or months. These can be removed by the provider or the patient themselves with a treatment that
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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 have higher instances of cervical cancer and mortality rates (Luque‚ Castaneda‚ Tyson‚ Vargas‚ Proctor‚ and Meade‚ 2010‚ P. 84). By studying data about these women‚ we can better understand how to communicate and educate
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ranging from two years of age to 12 years of age‚ and she has just been newly diagnosed with early cervical cancer. Even though this patient has a family history of cervical cancer (her mother died from complications of cervical cancer with metastatic) prior to her diagnosis L.T. was asymptomatic‚ so this came as a shock to both her and her husband of 12 years. Due to her family history of cancer and the fact that she already has children (one girl and three boys) my patients treatment of choice
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contact with the virus. Introduction: Though it had been suspected for some time‚ in 1999 research concluded that virtually all incidences of cervical cancer were caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV)‚ a sexually transmitted infection. In 2006‚ a vaccine was licensed to protect against HPV 16 and 18 which are the high-risk virus types most likely to cause cancer of the cervix‚ and HPV 6 and 11‚ the low –risk types that cause non-cancerous genital warts (Conroy‚ Rosenthal‚ Zimet‚ Jin‚ Bernstein‚ Glynn
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8.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Workfile Review Genital Herpes 1. How is genital herpes transmitted? Sexually 2. Some people are infected with the herpes virus but have no symptoms of the disease. True or False True 3. There is no cure for genital herpes but it can be treated by: medications for the symptoms 4. Symptoms of genital herpes include: Blisters and Sores‚Feeling like you have the flu 5. List methods for diagnosis
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J Unit Task 1 Amebicides Antibiotics Antivirals What they are? Amebicides are agents that destroy amebae infections‚ especially those that cause amebiasis. Antibiotics are a treatment that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. Antivirals are agents that stop the growth and reproduction of viruses. What diseases they treat? Amebicides treat a disease called amebiasis; amebiasis is an intestinal illness that is commonly caught when someone eats or drinks something that is
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identified for the prevention of urinary tract infections‚ acquisition of HIV‚ transmission of some sexually transmitted infections‚ and penile cancer. There is also compelling evidence that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60%. Male circumcisions also help reduce the risk of cervical cancer‚ genital ulceration‚ bacterial vaginosis‚ trichomoniasis‚ and HPV in females. Infants who do undergo circumcision procedures are given analgesia (painkillers)
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small amount of the hormone progestin‚ and is effective for five years How IUDs Work Both kinds of IUDs work by preventing sperm from joining with an egg by affecting the way they move. The hormone in Mirena increases effectiveness. It thickens cervical mucus‚ which provides a barrier that prevents sperm from entering the uterus. It also prevents some women’s ovaries from releasing eggs (ovulation). IUDs also alter the lining of the uterus. In theory‚ this may prevent pregnancy by preventing the
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following: cervical cancer‚ abnormal and precancerous lesions of the vagina‚ vulva‚ and genital warts. According to the CDC in 2003 the incidence of HPV in women ages 20-24 was at about 45%. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/downloads/mtg-slides-feb08/15-4-hpv.pdf Gardasil does not contain any live virus or dead virus‚ only virus-like particles‚ which cannot be reproduced in the human body. It is a vaccine indicated in girls and women 9-26 years in age for the prevention of HPV‚ cervical cancer
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History of Cancer: Radiation There is a broad group of different types of cancers and they all have a wide range of causes. Each cancer is different according to its biology and pathophysiology. Cancer is a very broad topic but chose four topics that show that radiation is the main cause of cancer. Before I can prove radiation is the cause of cancer‚ there needs to be an introduction as to what cancer is and how it spreads. After showing what cancer is‚ the next thing to talk
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