Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Teens- Ethical Debate
Background HPV or Human Papillomavirus is the causative organism of cervical cancer. This virus is primarily acquired sexually, when a person is in sexual contact with an infected person. Infection takes years to decades before appearing in the form of cervical cancer. It is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the United States (Balog, 2009). There is not much awareness of the HPV and the infection it causes. There are more than 100 types of HPV. The HPV types 16 and 18 cause 70 percent of cervical cancer (Navarro-Illana, Aznar & Diez-Domingo, 2014). 6 million US population is affected ...
