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Disease - HPV Human Papilloma Term Paper
No medical treatment exists for treating HPV infection other than prevention through education about the dangers of multiple sexual partners and unprotected sex, because HPV infection is transmitted through sexual contact with an infected individual.
A vaccine is available, but both its high cost and several elements associated with its rushed approval by the FDA in 2006 suggest that further study is warranted before its wide-scale use, particularly on a mandatory basis in the manner of other inoculations.
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Bibliography
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures, 2008. Atlanta: American Cancer Society: 2008.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2006. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2006; 55
Dunne EF, Unger ER, Sternberg M, McQuillan G, Swan DC, Patel SS, Markowitz LE. Prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United States. JAMA. 2007;297(8):813-9.
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