HPV

MODE OF CONTRACTION

• Spread through contact with the skin of a carrier of the virus.
• Sexual contact.
• Most people will contract HPV at some point in their lives.

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Commonly found in ages 20-39.
• 45-50 percent survival rate for smokers with head and neck tumors.
• Most common in women.
• But anybody who has had a sexual encounter has a chance to contract it.
• Not affected by ethnicity.
• 4/10 adolescent girls and 6/10 adolescent boys have not received HPV vaccines.

SHORT TERM HEALTH RISKS

• Genital warts
• Warts on hands, neck, face, etc.

LONG TERM HEALTH RISKS

• Cervical cancer.
• Abnormal cell change on the cervix.
• HPV+ head and neck tumors.

HOW TO AVOID INFECTION

• Latex condoms, must be used correctly.
• HPV vaccines
• HPV vaccines should be administered to 11-12 year old children.
• Abstinence.

NEW CASES

• Approximately 14 million new cases per year.
• At least 79 million people are currently infected.
• 11,000 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
• More than 4,000 women in the U.S. die of cervical cancer each year.

SYMPTOMS IN MALES

• Warts
• Genital warts
• Head and neck cancer
• Oropharayngeal cancer, cancer of the tonsils, throat, or tongue.
• Cancer in the penis.

SYMPTOMS IN FEMALES

• Cervical Cancer
• Genital warts
• Oropharynx cancer

TREATMENT

• Many times HPV symptoms will go away.
• Warts tend to go away after a year.
• Cancers are treated in much the same way as other cancers.
• It is impossible for men to get rid of the virus, you can only treat the symptoms.

WHERE TO GET HELP

• Simply consult your doctor, and they should be able to recommend the correct course of action for your individual symptoms.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "HPV: Medline Plus." https://www.nlm.nih.gov/ medlineplus/hpv.html
• Mayo Clinic "HPV." http://www.mayoclinic.org
• "Sexually Transmitted Diseases." http://www.cdc.gov/std ldefault.html