Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases affecting more than 20 million American women. Every year‚ more than 6.2 million people become infected. At least fifty perfect of sexually active Americans will contract some type of HPV in their life. Most women will fight the infection on their own but other women will not. The high prevalence of HPV in addition to the causal association to cervical cancer has led to the development of Gardasil‚ a prophylactic vaccine that that
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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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Cervical Cancer‚ HPV and HPV Vaccine 1. Some types of HPV are strongly associated with a high risk of developing cervical cancer. Scientists believe that HPV initiates a process that leads‚ over time‚ to the development of cervical cancer; and that other factors‚ such as cigarette smoking‚ poor nutrition and infection with the sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia‚ stimulate and lay the groundwork for cervical cancer. 2. Developed countries that have pap
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Development of a Monovalent Vaccine Based on cAdVax Technology Against Zaire Ebola Virus Offers Hope in Developing a Bivalent Vaccine Against the 2 Deadliest Strains Microbial Genetics BT405 Thomas Jefferson University December 15‚ 2010 Development of a Monovalent Vaccine Based on cAdVax Technology Against Zaire Ebola Virus Offers Hope in Developing a Bivalent Vaccine Against the 2 Deadliest Strains Ebola viruses are a group of highly pathogenic filoviruses that cause outbreaks of severe
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Smallpox‚ and pneumonia. (Public Health) However‚ today in most all around the world vaccines are required to prevent any diseases from spreading‚ with today’s laws all children are required to have their vaccines up to date to be able to attend school‚ causing arguments between parents from both sides about the pros and cons of the
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spreading of the Human Papillomavirus‚ also known as HPV. HPV is a virus that is contracted sexually through skin to skin contact and is known for its role in being a causative agent in cervical cancer among women of all ages (CDC‚ 2013). The concern with HPV is that the disease does not focus on one particular age group‚ however‚ the prevention of the disease is focused on teenagers both male and female between ages 11-12. According to the CDC‚ HPV infects roughly 20 million people in the U.S. with
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Vaccines according to the CDC (2009) are a disease causing agent that aids the human body in gaining immunity to fight off a specific infectious disease. These vaccinations are usually administered to young children in a serious of treatments over a prescribed period of time so that they can eventually become fully immunized. In the United States children are required by law to receive vaccinations. Disease that children have to receive vaccination against include. Polio‚ Varicella‚ Mumps and Rubella
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Gardasil is a vaccine being made by Merck & Co.‚ Inc. which has been approved by the FDA to prevent cervical cancer in young women between the ages of 9 and 26. Gardasil is a vaccine against the HPV or Human Papillomavirus. The Gardasil vaccine protects those who receive it against 4 types of HPV‚ including the two types that cause most cervical cancers and the two types that cause the most genital warts. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts‚ abnormal Pap tests‚ and cervical
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comes to making life altering decisions‚ such as being vaccinated. While many think of vaccines as harmful and dangerous‚ they are in fact safe and essential for stopping the spread of life threatening diseases‚ and therefore should be mandatory. The first common mistake that those hesitant to vaccines make‚ is to spread them out over a period of time. However‚ as Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN states‚ spreading vaccines out over an extended length of time‚ “only leaves children more exposed and vulnerable
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Genetically Engineered Vaccines: Different approaches are employed to generate and also deliver a vaccine; each method has its own merits and demerits. Few of these merits are discussed below: The main advantage of genetically engineered organisms used as vaccines is that the proteins that are formed do not contain the complete viral strain. So it has no risks related to accidental immunization with live virus. Direct cloning into the DNA of vaccinia virus is promising‚ however vaccines using this method
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