Hpv Infections: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment - Hardcover

The infection caused by the DNA virus human papillomavirus is known as human papillomavirus infection. A variety of causes that lead to this infection have been identified. Some of these are smoking, early age sexual intercourse, many sexual partners and poor immune system functioning. Some of the clinical symptoms related to this infection are warts and precancerous lesions. These lesions increase the risk of cervix, vagina, mouth, vulva and anus cancer. Various diagnostic techniques have been used for its identification. These include cervical testing and mouth testing. The use of HPV vaccines and early cervical cancer detection are some of the prevention techniques that have been identified by this discipline. This book contains some of the path-breaking studies related to HPV infections. It discusses the fundamental as well as modern approaches to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of HPV infection. This book will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.