SOC 152A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canker, Genital Wart, Cervical Cancer
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3-4 months after their 1st treatment ends, ps should be tested again. Sexually active females should be tested every year. Danger to the newborn-eye infections, pneumonia if the mother is infected. Can cause eye infections at any age: genital warts caused by the virus hpv in the united states there are 79 million people currently infected and can infect others (14 million cases each year) 3 percent of sexually active ucsb have had them-4 percent females, 2 percent males similar to but not the same as warts on the hand. There are over 100 strains of hpv, 40 can infect genital area, a few can cause cervical cancer. 1/3 of genital warts are precancerous in females cervical cancer is rather easily cured so get your pap tests. 70 percent of sexually active college students have hpv or antibodies to it (showing that they have had it)
