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In five pages this paper provides an informational overview of HPV that includes definition, its prevalence, how it affects human cells, as well as various treatments and vaccines for it. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
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cancers (Bakalar, 2003). It is transmitted through sexual contact, and while women are the most affected by HPV, men can contract it as well. There are little or
no symptoms associated with HPV infections, and it is not detectable during a physical examination or by analyzing cell samples under a microscope (Bakalar, 2003). For women, a Papanicolaou,
or Pap smear test reveals cell abnormalities in the cervix caused by HPV types that may develop later into cervical cancer (Bakalar, 2003). HPV affects human cells in various
ways, and although difficult to diagnose, once it is there are various treatment options presently available. In terms of prevalence, there are approximately 5.5 million new
HPV infections annually, with approximately 20 million men and women suffering from some type of genital HPV at some point in their lives (HPV Prevalence by Country, 2009). According
to statistics, at least three-quarters of the reproductive population in the United States (between the ages of 15 and 45) has been infected with HPV (Bakalar, 2003). There are
30 different HPV types that can infect the genital areas, sometimes causing warts (Bakalar, 2003). Although the majority of these infections clear up on their own, they can recur
at any time, and for the most common HPV types that do not cause warts, treatment can prove ineffective and can develop into cancer. The cervix is most seriously
affected by HPV infections, with four types responsible for 80 percent of cervical cancer diagnoses (Bakalar, 2003). Like all viruses, HPV cannot reproduce until it penetrates the host cell, which
is in this instance a human cell (Closer Look: HPV and Cervical Cancer, 2008). This human host cell contains DNA or chromosomal strands, with the HPV genome comprised of
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