Title: STD epidemic reemerging?

POPLINE Document Number: 273965

Author(s):

Cockey CD

Source citation:

AWHONN Lifelines, 2001 Feb-Mar;5(1):14-19.

Abstract:

CDC researchers also reported results of a study of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), the first study to provide national data on the infection’s prevalence in the U.S. population. At any one time, an estimated 20 million people in the U.S. have genital HPV infections that can be transmitted to others, and every year, about 5.5 million people become infected. There are 30 types of HPV that can infect the genital area. HPV can lead to cervical, penile and anal cancer, and HPV-16 accounts for 50 percent of all cervical cancer cases. “HPV is likely the most common STD among young, sexually active people,” concluded the study’s authors. “Given the health consequences of this infection, there is a tremendous need for us to better understand how to prevent HPV infection and why it either persists or is cleared up by the body’s immune system, so people don’t go on to develop life-threatening complications like cervical cancer.” (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Critique
Health Surveys
Epidemics
Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
CDC
HPV
Prevalence
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Health
Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Reproductive Tract Infections
Infections
USPHS
Government Agencies
Organizations
Viral Diseases
Measurement
Research Methodology