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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted viral infections in the United States. There are nearly 1 out of 4 women who have been diagnosed with HPV (CDC, 2015). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that at least 80% of women acquire a genital HPV infection by the age of 50 (CDC, 2015). HPV is an important topic that needs to be discussed because it has been estimated that 6.2 million cases of HPV has been reported (CDC, 2015). HPV is one third of all new sexual transmitted infections (CDC, 2015).
HPV has been a frequent sexual transmitted disease among women. HPV in women has been identified as causing cervical cancer. There have been several strains of HPV, which has been linked to cervical cancer. The virus can survive for years until some of the cells of the cervix develop into cancer cells. (CDC, 2015) In developing countries, cervical cancer has been the second most common female cancer. There were over 260,000 deaths due to cervical cancer in the developing countries (CDC, 2015). …show more content…

HPV is a virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts. HPV can be spread through sexual intercourse or skin-to-skin contact (Mayo Clinic, 2016). HPV is often asymptomatic and many may not know that they have been infected with the disease (Mayo Clinic, 2016). There are several different types of HPV. There are the high and low risk types that cause cervical cancer. Ninety percent of genital warts are caused by HPV type 6 and 11 (Mayo Clinic, 2016). HPV type 16 and 18 are the high risk, which cause most cervical cancer (Mayo Clinic, 2016). On an average, it takes about 20 to 25 years for HPV to turn into cervical cancer. However, not all HPV infections lead to cancer. Women should be educated on HPV because it can lead to cervical cancer. In the United States, more than 11,000 women get cervical cancer a year. With vaccination, HPV 16 and 18 can be preventable (CDC,

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