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HPV virus prevention campaign
Bahiana establishes a partnership and makes possible the vaccination for students, professors and employees.
06/11/2012
Students, alumni and employees of Bahiana, men and women, aged up to 26 years, may be immunized against the HPV virus, receiving the 1st dose of vaccine what happens in November 22nd and 23rd. To do this, just fill in the Contract of adhesion (download click here) and deliver it until november 21 on the Board of ADAB Brotas (with Rita or Dr. Eliana De Paula).
The vaccination campaign is the result of a partnership between the Bahiana, the Merck Sharp & Dohme Laboratory - Schering-Plough (MDS Vaccines) and the Seimi Clinic - Immunization and Infectology. The agreement will allow interested parties to be vaccinated at lower costs than those practiced in immunization laboratories and clinics, enabling prevention against the HPV virus.
CAMPAIGN PERIOD: 06 a 21 November
DATE OF 1ST DOSE VACCINATION: November 22nd and 23rd, and the subsequent doses will be administered on the premises of SEIMI.
HPV virus
O Human Papillomavirus, known simply by the acronym HPV, is a virus that affects the genital areas of both men and women, with the sexual route being its main transmission channel. There are over 150 types ofsse HPV viruses identified and cataloged. It is the main cause of cervical cancer and genital warts.
Generally, the person infected with HPV does not present symptoms, being one of the few signs of the infection the presence of warts, papules or spots on the skin and/or mucous membranes. Infected women can present, in addition to warts, vaginal discharge, vulvovaginitis and inflammation of the cervix.
Data
According to the MDS Laboratory, more than 80% of sexually active women will have some HPV infection; it is responsible for more than 99% of cases of cervical cancer; every two minutes a woman dies from this disease; 20 thousand new cases of this type of cancer are identified annually in Brazil; it is the second most common type of cancer among women.
Prevention and treatment
As the main route of transmission occurs through sexual intercourse, the use of condoms is the most effective way to prevent contamination, in addition to vaccination. In the case of women, secondary prevention, that is, early detection, is done through the pap smearu, also known as preventative.
The most common treatments are laser therapy, electrosurgery, cauterization and the use of ointments.