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Human Papilloma Virus-Related Cervical Dysplasia, Shaylyn D. Webster
Human Papilloma Virus-Related Cervical Dysplasia, Shaylyn D. Webster
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Among sexually active men and women, the human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. With more than 200 different genotypes of HPV known, there are more than 500,000 cases each year in the United States alone (Lowy, 2016). The virus is associated with nearly all cervical cancers, anal cancers, vaginal cancers, penile cancers, and head and neck cancers (Jorge & Wright, 2016). In women, the virus is capable of causing slow cellular changes on the cervix, and this dysplasia is graded based on severity (Jorge & Wright, 2016).
The statistics related to the prevalence …