HPV
By: Jacqueline Langwith, book editor
Series: Perspectives on diseases and disorders; Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780737763553
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries; Papillomavirus diseases; Health & Daily Living; Popular works; Genital warts; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Description: "Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: HPV: Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (symptoms, causes, treatments, cures, etc.); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-133) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding HPV. And overview of human papillomavirus (HPV) ; HPV transmission rates among heterosexual couples ; Many treatments exist for genital warts caused by HPV ; HPV is linked to an increase in head and neck cancers; title: Controversies concerning HPV. The HPV vaccine is safe and effective ; The HPV vaccine is not safe or effective ; The government should mandate the HPV vaccine ; The government should not mandate the HPV vaccine ; Boys should be vaccinated for HPV ; Boys should not receive the HPV vaccine ; The HPV vaccine may make teens more promiscuous ; The HPV vaccine does not promote teen promiscuity ; Abstinence-only programs are the best way to prevent disease and other problems ; Abstinence-only programs are ineffective at preventing disease and other problems; title: Personal narratives. A young woman survives HPV and cancer ; A grandmother wants her grandchildren to get the HPV vaccination ; Men can get HPV, too.