HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) VACCINATION
Human Papilloma Virus HPV vaccination readers instruction: 1. all the information are from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/147832/Green-Book-updated-140313.pdf 2. important points are highlighted, just go through these. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a double stranded DNA virus , that infects squamous epithelia including the skin and mucosae of the upper respiratory and anogenital tracts. There are approximately 100 types of HPV, of which about 40 infect the genital tract (McCance, 2004). Although most infections are asymptomatic and self-limiting, genital infection by HPV is associated with genital warts and anogenital cancers in both men and women. HPV viruses are classified as either ‘high-risk’ or ‘low-risk’ types depending on their association with the development of cancer. Genital HPVs are transmitted by sexual contact with an infected individual, primarily through sexual intercourse. The risk therefore,...