Genitalia Human Papillomavirus (also known as HPV) is a common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). Technically, it is not a sexually transmitted disease but it can lead to other HPV types. HPV is usually transmitted through oral, vaginal, or anal sexual activity. This virus is highly contagious and if it goes unnoticed, it can be transmitted to partners. One can be sexually abstinent, but the infection will remain in the body, and can easily be transmitted once the infected person has genital-to-genital contact with a partner. HPV is also equally transmitted through heterosexual and homosexual couples. The person who has multiple partners has a higher chance on spreading the virus because they are unaware of their sexual health. The reason there has been an increase on HPV infections is because HPV not always manifest physical symptoms (http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/whatishpv.html).
Once a person becomes infected, the body’s immune system will try to prevent getting a physical reaction by combating it with your antibodies, however, if the body in defeated, warts will appeared around the infected area in the external body. HPV will flourish warts that vary from genital warts, common warts, plantar warts, and flat warts. Each of the types occurs based on the contact the infected person obtains it from. The appearance of warts is similarly of grotesque appearance and texture. Also, these warts may also be painful, and may be prone to bleeding if they are picked. Nevertheless, there are some types that are of non-discomfort and will go unnoticed of harm, such as the genital warts, a reason why they go unnoticed to the infected person (www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hpv-infection/basics/symptoms).
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(Attention Getter) The Center for Disease Control reports that 100% of sexually active men and women contract genital HPV
About 45,000 new cases of head and neck cancers are occurring every year in United States. Among them, estimated 20% are human papilloma virus (HPV) infected cancers. The tonsil, base of tongue and lingual tonsil, other potentially HPV-associated oropharynx, oral tongue, other oral cavity, larynx, and other HPV-unrelated oropharynx are all to be considered to be different part of head and neck cancer (HNC) in the study (Ryerson et al., 2008).
This is an information packet about Non-Curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s). There are several types of non-curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases: genital herpes, genital warts, hepatitis B, HIV and AIDS. Genital herpes is an infection caused by HSV-1 and HSV -2. (Describe HSV-1 and HSV 2) You can get genital herpes by having sex with someone that has it. Genital herpes can be spread by having oral sex, vaginal sex, or anal sex. It can also be spread by touching the infected area of someone that has it. Genital herpes is known to cause small painful sores or blisters. The sores can come and go, but once you have the virus you will always have it in your body. “The primary difference between the two viral types is in where they typically establish latency in the body- their "site of preference." HSV-1 usually establishes latency in the trigeminal ganglion, a collection of nerve cells near the ear. From there, it tends to recur on the lower lip or face. HSV-2 usually sets up residence in the sacral ganglion at the base of the spine. From there, it recurs in the genital area .
What is the human papillomavirus (HPV)? According to the US government’s National Cancer Institute, human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a collection of more than one hundred viruses, many types having the ability to grow tumors or polyps that are malignant and others benign. Certain of the viruses are capable of forming genital warts. The HPVs that cause the common warts on hands and feet are different from those that cause growth in the throat or genital area (Human Papillomavirus). Professors Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho inform us that some types are associated with cancer, and are called “high risk” HPVs. Of the more than one hundred types of HPVs, over thirty can be passed on through sexual contact. Most HPV infections occur without any symptoms and go away without treatment over the course of a few years. However, HPV infection sometimes persists for many years, with or without causing detectable cell abnormalities. Infection from “High risk” types of HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer. Pap smears have also led to earlier detection of these infections. Nearly all women who are sexually active will have HPV inf...
Many people do not develop any symptoms or any health problems at the beginning, in most cases the body’s immune system gets rid of the virus in two years. Although there is no way to know who will develop health problems. Some cases will develop genital warts in both males and females, the warts can also appear in the mouth, throat, anus, fingers, nails and cervix. Other types of HPV may cause the cells in the body to turn abnormal, which might lead to cervical cancer overtime if left untreated. The types of HPV that causes genital warts are not the same as the ones that can cause cancer. Types of HPV that can cause cancer are called High Risk HPV’s.
According to Medline Plus, the herpes simplex virus, also known as HSV, causes the infection known as Herpes. There are two types of HSV; there is Oral herpes that causes cold sores around the mouth or face and Oral herpes, or HSV 1, usually causes cold sores, however it is quite easy to transmit this disease to the genital area and can cause genital herpes. There is also HSV 2 and that is the usual cause of genital herpes, and like HSV 1, HSV 2 can infect the mouth. HSV 2 is also known as genital herpes and can affects the anal, buttocks or genital areas. This is a sexually transmitted disease, however there are other herpes infections that can affect the eyes, skin, or other parts of the body. Herpes can be dangerous in newborn babies or in individuals with weak immune systems.
infections. Even though there are other diseases that can be contracted through sexual involvement, the term STD is kept to be referred as an infection obtained through any sexual means. These infections can come in many different forms such as bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitical and depending on their impact, once the infection has entered the body and/or body parts such as the genitalia or any sex organ, it can either remain at the site it enter or may spread.
‘HSV- type 1 which is very common, usually involves a form of ulcers on the skin or mucus membrane, which forms cold sores’ (SA Health, 2014). Where as, HSV- type 2 is known to affect the genital area forming genital herpes. Once an individual has been infected with either HSV-1 or HSV-2, both viruses remain in the body and is a life long infection. ‘Most of these viruses remain undiagnosed, as the symptoms are not recognizable unless the doctor has tested the individual positive with the virus’ (MIT Medical, 2011). When symptoms are visible they appear in an individual or multiple forms of blisters on the infected area.
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Human Papillomavirus is a common viral infection that has emerged as an important risk factor. Anyone who is sexually active is at risk for getting this disease; although there is a vaccine to prevent it. Once someone has HPV they are more at risk for genital warts and Cervical cancer (CDC). It can years for the symptoms to ...
Warts are strong indications that you might have HPV. A common wart formed from HPV is genital warts. In women, the warts will be located around the vulva, anus, cervix, and vagina. In men they will be located penis, anus, or the scrotum. According to Mayo Clinic their appearance will consist of, “wise flat lesions, small cauliflower-like bumps or tiny stem-like protrusions.” The warts usually do not cause any discomfort or pain. However they can sometimes itch (Mayo Clinic).
Warts are small usually you don’t feel any pain, they grow on your skin. Most of the time they do no harm. Warts are caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). Warts are usually spread through sex. They can also itch or hunt they are mostly found on your feet. But they can grow on any part of your body. They are contagious. They can spread by contact or something that touched the warts.
Sexually transmitted diseases are commonly contacted through sexual contact. STD’s can be contracted through the sharing of needles and be transmitted by an infected woman to an unborn child during pregnancy. STD’s are highly contagious and easily spread; most people are not aware that they have contacted an STD until symptoms are presented. Not all STD’s shows symptoms.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs, a.k.a venereal diseases, infectious diseases passed from one person to another during sexual contact. STDs are the most common infections known. More than 12 million people in the United States, including 3 million teenagers, are infected with STDs every year. The United States has the highest STD rate in the world about one in ten Americans will contract an STD during his or her lifetime. People who do not know they are infected risk infecting their sexual partners and, in some cases, their unborn children. If left untreated, these diseases may cause pain or may destroy a woman's ability to have children. Some STDs can be cured with a single dose of antibiotics, but AIDS cannot be cured. Those most at risk for contracting STDs are people who have unprotected sex—without using a condom, people who have multiple partners, and people whose sex partners are drug users who share needles. Static’s show that Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are most likely of catching STDs than older adults, because younger people usually have multiple sexual partners than an older person in a long-term relationship. Teenagers may be embarrassed to tell their sexual partners they are infected Teenagers may also be embarrassed or unable to seek medical attention for STDs. This means that they only more likely to pass the disease to other young people and have a greater risk of suffering the long-term consequences of untreated STDs. STDs are transmitted by infectious bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and single-celled organisms called protozoa that live in warm, moist parts of the body, like the genital area, mouth, and throat. Most STDs are spread while having sex, but oral sex can also spread disease. Some STDs are passed from a mother to her child while pregnant, when the disease enters the baby's bloodstream, during childbirth as the baby passes through the birth canal, or after birth, when the baby drinks infected breast milk. AIDS can be transmitted by blood contact such as open wounds, between people who share infected needles or received through an injection of infected blood. Some people believe that STDs can be transmitted through shaking hands or other casual contact, or through contact with inanimate objects such as clothing or toilet seats, but they can’t. Chlamydeous, is from trachoma is bacterium, is the most commonly transmitted STD in the United States.
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