STD's and STI's
Do you know about them?
What Is Human Papillomavirus (HPV)?
How Is It Spread?
How Long Is A Person Contagious?
How Is Someone Tested To See If They Are Infected?
Some Statistics
HPV in Women
HPV in Everyone
HVP Results Among All
Did You Know?
"HPV (the virus): About 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. About 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that most sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives."
"Genital warts: About 360,000 people in the United States get genital warts each year."
"Cervical cancer: More than 11,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer each year."
"Human Papillomavirus (HPV)." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S Department of Health & Human Services, 18 Feb. 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm>.
What Are The Symptoms?
For Women?
For Men?
Is There A Cure?
What Is The Treatment?
Treatment:
The treatment for HPV directly involves the HPV virus. Some treatments include colposcopy, cryotherapy, and LEEP. These treatments do not treat HPV rather the abnormal cell changes that occur in the cervix which are the results of the HPV virus.
If HPV goes untreated, nothing severe will happen due to the fact that most infections of HPV are harmless. Also, most HPV infections go away themselves with in a matter of months.
How Much Does It Cost?
The vaccine for HPV comes in a series of 3 shots spread out over a period of months. Each dose of the vaccine costs about $130 to $140. In total, a person could pay more than $500 for the vaccine.
Works Consulted
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"HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Rates by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex, United States, 2004." Chart. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 5 June 2014. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/statistics/headneck.htm>.
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"Human Papillomavirus (HPV)." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S Department of Health & Human Services, 18 Feb. 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm>.
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Storrs, Carina. "STD Rates Rise Dramatically, Especially among Men." CNN. CNN, 19 Nov. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/health/std-rates-rise-dramatically/>.
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