human papillomavirus

(noun)

A virus that affects humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; it is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.

Examples of human papillomavirus in the following topics:

  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

    • Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus from the papillomavirus family that is capable of infecting humans.
    • Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus from the papillomavirus family that is capable of infecting humans .
    • Discuss the relationship between the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the development of cancer

  • Development of New Vaccines

    • Among the illnesses targeted are rotavirus diarrhea, pneumococcal disease, and cervical cancer (as caused by human papillomavirus), which together kill more than a million people each year, most of them in developing countries.
    • Gardasil is a human papillomavirus vaccine on the market and it protects against HPV-16 and HPV-18 which cause 70% of cervical cancers, 80% of anal cancers, 60% of vaginal cancers, and 40% of vulvar cancers.

  • Genital Warts

    • Genital warts is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by some sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
    • Genital warts (or Condylomata acuminata, venereal warts, anal warts and anogenital warts) is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by some sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV ).
    • Gardasil (sold by Merck & Co.) is a vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 6, and 11.

  • Tissue Tropism in Animal Viruses

    • Gardasil is a human papillomavirus vaccine on the market and it protects against HPV-16 and HPV-18 which cause 70% of cervical cancers, 80% of anal cancers, 60% of vaginal cancers, and 40% of vulvar cancers.

  • Viral Skin Diseases

    • Conditions of the human integumentary system constitute a broad spectrum of diseases, also known as dermatoses.
    • A wart is generally a small, rough growth, typically on a human's hands or feet , but often other locations, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister.
    • They are caused by a viral infection, specifically by one of the many types of human papillomavirus (HPV).

  • Overview of Human-Microbial Reactions

    • Total microbial cells found in association with humans may exceed the total number of cells making up the human body by a factor of ten-to-one.
    • The total number of genes associated with the human microbiome could exceed the total number of human genes by a factor of 100-to-one.
    • Bacterial protein-coding genes are estimated as 360 times more abundant than human genes.
    • The total number of bacteria on an average human has been estimated at 1012.
    • This is a depiction of the human body and bacteria that predominates throughout it.

  • Microorganisms and Water Quality

    • Microorganisms from sewage can cause human disease, but can also negatively affect important ecosystems on which humans rely.
    • Although most coliform bacteria do not cause disease, they are commonly found in the human gut and in sewage, and their presence implies that human waste has reached the water supply.
    • However, contamination by sewage and human waste can disrupt the natural balance of bacteria and affect aquatic ecosystems.
    • An influx of human pathogens can cause problems for ecosystems in several ways.
    • Water quality is not just important for human health, it is important for the human communities that depend on aquatic and marine ecosystems.

  • Special Culture Techniques

    • This also includes other human pathogens like the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
    • Using animals to culture human-pathogens has problems.
    • Also, a microbe growing on animal other than a human may behave very differently from how that same microbe will behave on a human.
    • Some human pathogens are grown directly on cells cultured from humans.
    • As Chlamydia trachomatis only grows in humans.

  • Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    • As human habitation expands, new viral hemorrhagic fevers are infecting humans.
    • Most emergent viruses can be categorized as zoonotic; an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.
    • As human development increases, and we move into areas not previously inhabited a reservoir of a virus can be uncovered and infections of humans ensues.
    • Many newly discovered viruses come from these parts of the world as human habitation expands.
    • Although the source of the virus remains unclear, the study findings suggest that BASV may be spread by human-to-human contact and is an emerging pathogen associated with acute hemorrhagic fever in Africa .

  • Normal Microbiota and Host Relationships

    • Normal microbiota are the microorganisms that reside in the bodies of all humans.
    • These microorganisms are not harmful to humans; in fact, some are even beneficial and all help maintain our health.
    • All humans actually acquire E. coli shortly after birth with the intake of food or water.
    • Other forms of bacteria present in the human gut are necessary for proper digestion of carbohydrates.
    • While our bodies are happy to host the array of microbiota that are considered "normal," the human body does not take a back seat when infection tries to use it as a host.