NR 602 WEEK 7 STD HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020
DISCUSSION, HPV INFECTION
HPV, as described by the Centers for Disease Control [CDC] (2017), is the most widespread
sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects approximately 14 million American especially
adolescence and early 20s on an annual basis. There is a myriad of different HPV viruses (more
that 100) in which some are responsible for various health problems such as genital warts as well
as cancer (CDC, 2017). A cure for HPV has not yet been established, but is preventable through
HPV vaccine.
The signs and symptoms for HPV include warts (commonly genital warts) and cancers. Genital
warts are bumps clusters or stem-like bumps that commonly appear in the vulva (cervix) in
women and scrotum or penis in men (Hall, 2019). Other types of HPV warts include common
warts, plantar warts, and flat warts. In regards to cancer, the symptoms usually present when
cancer reaches advanced stages and they may include irregular bleeding which may be after sex
or in between periods; back, pelvic, or leg pain; weigh and appetite loss; tiredness; vaginal
smelly discharge and discomfort; and swelling on one leg (Ocque & Austin, 2016).
DISCUSSION, HPV INFECTION
HPV, as described by the Centers for Disease Control [CDC] (2017), is the most widespread
sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects approximately 14 million American especially
adolescence and early 20s on an annual basis. There is a myriad of different HPV viruses (more
that 100) in which some are responsible for various health problems such as genital warts as well
as cancer (CDC, 2017). A cure for HPV has not yet been established, but is preventable through
HPV vaccine.
The signs and symptoms for HPV include warts (commonly genital warts) and cancers. Genital
warts are bumps clusters or stem-like bumps that commonly appear in the vulva (cervix) in
women and scrotum or penis in men (Hall, 2019). Other types of HPV warts include common
warts, plantar warts, and flat warts. In regards to cancer, the symptoms usually present when
cancer reaches advanced stages and they may include irregular bleeding which may be after sex
or in between periods; back, pelvic, or leg pain; weigh and appetite loss; tiredness; vaginal
smelly discharge and discomfort; and swelling on one leg (Ocque & Austin, 2016).
