Dermatological Issues With Homelessness

Vulnerable populations are defined in many ways. Variables of the definition are dependent on the author, their current location and how they believe that they may assist this population. Vulnerability as defined in a healthcare setting are those with a greater than average risk of developing health problems by virtue of their marginalized sociocultural status, their limited access to economic resources, or personal characteristics such as age and gender (DeChesnay & Anderson, 2008). Vulnerable populations in Jacksonville, North Carolina, are the homeless and indigent veterans with mental illness. Jacksonville, North Carolina, is a military town with three military bases in the

It has been estimated that about 300 million cases occur each year throughout the world. Human scabies has been reported for over 2,500 years. Scabies has been reported to occur in epidemics in nursing homes, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other institutions. In the U.S., scabies frequently affects the homeless population. It also occurs episodically in other populations of all socioeconomic groups, as well.

Genital warts always look like skin colored growths. They are generally located around the genital area due to the location of sexual contact. They are often painless and will appear in clusters. Genital warts are highly contagious and can be easily passed from one person to the next. It is therefore advisable that anyone who suffers from them should first get treated before having sex again. As an interesting side fact, the skin color of the wart actually picks up the skin color of the sexual partner that passed on the HPV in the first place.

In men, generally, the genital warts infect the penis, scrotum, urethra, and the rectal region. These warts emerge as soft, elevated masses with smooth or rough surfaces. In addition, there are other shapes of the warts that are different from the regular shapes, such as cauliflower-like and pear-like. Most of the genital warts are raised from the surface of the skin; however, there are some genital warts that are flat and have a slight elevation. In most cases, the infection with human papilloma virus is undetectable or dormant-and neglected by most men.

HPV( Human Papilloma Virus)is the virus which causes warts, including the warts commonly seen on the hands and feet("HPV and Abnormal Pap Smear Results | WomensHealthSpecialists.org," n.d.)

Genital warts are caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is spread by having unprotected sex with an infected person. It can be spread through vaginal, anal, and oral sex. Many people do not know they are infected. They may be infected for years without problems. However, even if they do not have

In women, genital warts appear most commonly on the vulva but may also occur near the anus, on the cervix or in the vagina. In men, genital warts may appear on the penis and scrotum or around the anus. Genital warts don’t cause pain or discomfort, but they can itch. Another symptom is common warts, which are rough raised bumps that usually occur on the hands, fingers or elbows. Another symptom plantar warts which are hard, grainy growths that usually appear on the heels or balls of your feet. Another symptom can be flat warts, which are flat-topped, slightly raised lesions darker than your regular skin color, they usually appear on your face, neck or on areas that have been scratched.

The type that causes genital warts are not the same as the type of HPV that causes cancer. HPV can also cause short and long term effects. Short term effects of HPV occur mostly in the younger population and are not high risk infections that need to be treated right away. One long term effect of HPV leads to a wide variety of warts. The strain of HPV known to cause genital warts are low risk HPV 6 and 11. Genital warts are flat and cauliflower-like in appearance. They appear in both men and women around the genital area. Common warts, grow on hands and fingers. The common wart can also be painful and bleed. Plantar warts, these warts appear on the heel or balls of feet. The Plantar wart is also known for pain. Last but not least, the Flat warts. These warts grow on the elbows, face, knees, hands or

Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV, is an infection that commonly causes warts. They can appear on the feet like plantar warts or on the face or neck. Although there are over 100 varieties of HPV, some can cause cancer but most do not. Cancer of the cervix, anus, penis, vagina and back of throat are also some cancers attributed to HPV.

Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus, also known as HPV. HPV is passed from one individual to another, primarily when they have sex. You can contract HPV even when you don’t have sex because it is transmitted from skin-to-skin contact. The virus does not live in body fluids. You probably won’t know that you’ve been infected with the virus until you develop genital warts.

There are well over 100 types of HPV, but only a few that can cause genital warts. The HPV viruses that causes warts is extremely contagious, and can be passed on through sexual contact. Over 65% of people who have sex with a person who has genital warts will also get them. The size of genital warts ranges from tiny, to the point of being invisible to the naked eye, to quite large when several warts cluster together. Most genital warts are caused by HPV types 6 and 11, and will grow for a period of six months. A detailed genital warts definition can be found here. It is not always simple to identify the source of the infection, as warts

1) The first group informed the class regarding the sexually transmitted infection (STI), Human Papillomavirus (HPV). According to the presenters, HPV is the most common STI, and there are over 100 strains of the virus. There is a high and low risk strain—the high risk strain accounts for 70% of cervical cancer cases, and the low risk strain is less severe as it generally leads to genital warts, and not cervical cancer. These warts tend to accumulate in the genital area, thigh, and in rare cases, the thumb. There are different types of warts, but they typically resemble the shape of a cauliflower.

When you don’t know your partner's history and having unprotected sex are the two main causes of genital warts. When you begin to be sexually active at a young age you have a higher risk of getting genital warts. This is a very infectious disease and once you come in contact, you will always have it.

The family of Human Papilloma Virus contains a massive number of genitivally related Viruses. Many can cause warts, including warts that are commonly found on the skin.

There have been over 100 different types of Papillomaviruses that have been identified. The root word of Papillomavirus, Papilloma, means epithelial growth or wart. Most cases of the virus causes warts on different parts of the body, mostly in the genital area. For some strands of the virus there have been vaccines produced to help prevent the spread of papillomaviruses.