Up to 80% of people are faced with papillomavirus infection during their lives. What is dangerous man's papilloma virus? Is it true that he causes cancer? And whether the vaccine is needed from the human papilloma virus?
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Cervical cancer ranked second among the oncological diseases of women. According to WHO, more than 500 thousand new cases are registered annually. Proved that The main role in the occurrence of the disease is played by the human papilloma virus. Effective methods of treatment of infection does not exist, it remains to be mentioned only on the natural protective forces of the body and vaccination.
How dangerous is the human papilloma virus?
Man's papilloma virus has many varieties — strains, they are all in different degree dangerous for a person. The most aggressive is considered to be 16,18, 31, 33, 48, 52 and 58 strains of the pathogen, they are able to integrate into the chromosomal cell of the cells and cause pathological changes. With regard to cancer, 16 and 18 strains have the greatest value, Detected in 80% of cases when examining sick women. Lowly alcoholic types of the virus are also unsubstituted, cause growth of warts and Kondyl, which, although not reborn in cancer, are able to deliver a lot of concern to their owners.
When infection occurs?
Contamination of a person's papilloma virus occurs during sexual contact, And it does not matter at all, whether it was contact with penetration or oral sex. The pathogen is capable of penetrating the body even «innocent» Contribution of mucous membranes. There are cases of infection of newborns when passing through the initial path of the patient of the mother. Household ways of infection are extremely rare.
Infection — Does not mean disease!
The concepts of infection and illness are not equivalent. It's believed that Almost every person on Earth is faced with a human papilloma virus And only half of them fall. Most often infection occurs at a young age and healthy, young immunity independently copes with the causative agent, In 80% of cases, the virus self-election occurs. As the age increases, the chance of self-dissection decreases, apparently, the peak of the incidence of cervical cancer in 45-year-old women is associated with.
In 20% of infected women, the papilloma virus remains in the body and causes the development of the disease. Embedding into the chromosomal cell of the cell, it changes it, which is expressed in the appearance of Condyl, cervical dysplasia and cancer. The process is not fast, takes from 3 to 15 years, and cases of self-removal are not excluded.
How to detect «traces» Virus?
Since papillomavic virus «Owls» in the surface cells of the cervix, the main method of detection is Studying material taken from cervical and cervical canal with its subsequent cytological research, as well as the identification of carriage of HPV.
It should be noted that the identification of oncogenic strains of the human papilloma virus should not become a reason for the tragedy. In order to develop cancer, a large number of causative agent is needed, so the main role is played not high quality, and quantitative Diagnostic methods.
What to do if a person's papilloma virus is found?
When the carrier of human papilloma virus is detected and the absence of disease manifestations, it is necessary to observe the gynecologist: Visit 1 time per year, control «smear «Oncocytology» and analysis of human papilloma virus. Very high probability that one fine moment the pathogen will leave the body forever.
When changing changes in the cervix, the necessary treatment: Cryodestruction, diathermocoagulation, removal of the affected section of the cervix with a laser or radio wave knife, followed by the appointment of immunomodulating drugs.
When a woman's papillomavirus virus is identified by a woman, the treatment of sexual partner is not carried out, the therapy is necessary only in the event of a conclusion detection.
Grafting against human papilloma virus
You can talk long about the need to limit the number of sexual contacts, the need to use the condom to couple with special means of protection against sexually transmitted infections, but it will change little from this. The sexual revolution did its job, and today, every person has a real chance to get a virus from his sexual partner, not even involving the existence of his papillomavirus infection.
The main means of the prevention of HPV today is a vaccine. Vaccine clinical trials ended in 2005, it is still pretty «young», Scientists cannot claim with 100% confidence how safe is their invention, so vaccinations do on a voluntary basis.
Grafting against a person's papilloma virus is shown Girls 12-15 years old. The vaccine provides protection against oncogenic strains of human papillomas virus with a probability of 95-99%. Moreover, the immunity has been protected not only from the cervical cancer, but also from warts and kondil. In order to create «reliable shield» The vaccination is carried out three times until the age of 20 years.
Vaccine against human papilloma virus is a product of genetic engineering, it does not contain the causative agent, so it is not able to cause a disease. However, if there is a papilloma virus in the body, it is possible to activate it, so Before vaccination, it is recommended to pass an analysis on HPV.
