subject: Hpv Vaccine [print this page] Warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and typically occur on the body, face, feet, hands or genitals. They can occur virtually anywhere on the body. As warts are highly contagious they have become very prevalent in the general population. These warts are spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact with an infected partner, and often require an immediate HPV cure.
Only total absence of skin-to-skin contact with an infected individual will insure protection. Condoms (male and female) and dental dams offer some, but limited protection against this infection. Annual Gyn exams help to find any evidence of infection and the Pap test that is done periodically will check for early changes associated with HPV infection.
In June 2006, a HPV vaccine (Gardasil) was approved by the FDA. This vaccine protects against 4 strains of HPV (6, 11, 16, 18) that are responsible for the majority of genital warts and about 70% of cervical cancers. This vaccine helps protect against the following diseases caused by HPV: cervical cancer, abnormal and precancerous cervical and/or vaginal lesions, genital warts.
Vaccination will help prevent infection with HPV, but will not treat an infection that is already present. Once infected with a strain of HPV, immunity to that strain typically develops. However, even in someone already infected with HPV, the vaccine may still make sense as it can protect against other strains of HPV.
A total of three shots are given over six months (0, 2, 6 months). Side effects are typically mild (local pain or redness, low grade fevers, nausea, dizziness). It is recommended for girls/women between the ages of 9-26. Gardasil is currently only recommended in girls/women. Studies are looking at its efficacy in boys/men now.
This is an expensive vaccine (price fluctuates, but the series will typically cost around $400). Many insurances will cover the cost. Check with your insurance carrier. In addition, the vaccine protects against the most common strains of HPV, but not others. Since not all strains are covered, regular gyn exams and Pap smears are still necessary.
Most pharmacology efforts now focus on developing a vaccine to inoculate the population in order to stop the HPV virus from infecting the system. This is ideal for the pharmaceutical companies as it would of course reap a monetary windfall of epic proportions for the drug companies, but not useful at all for those already affected with warts.
The medical community has not had success to develop a treatment to successfully eradicate existing infections without causing extensive skin damage, trauma, or relapse. Importantly, China has now banned such vaccinations as they have found injecting a pathogen into your system does just that, it stays in your system, remaining latent in the joints, only to reappear in later years causing horrendous arthritis and or auto immune disorders.
If afflicted with warts, it becomes necessary to eradicate the HPV infection to eliminate them. However, there are few successful medical options available. Surgically removing warts is the most common medical procedure. However, the patient is subject to a painful surgical intervention which results in skin damage/scarring along with the probability the warts will return.
Because the true skin is the reservoir of nourishment, it is the area where most dermatological problems begin and where the root of a wart resides. This is why surgery to remove warts is so highly invasive, it must dig deep through all dermal layers, only to yield unsuccessful results when the warts reappear, despite best surgical efforts, the entire infection is almost never entirely cut out.
As the antiviral properties of AntiWarts-Rx have the demonstrated ability to penetrate all layers of the skin and enter the blood stream via topical application, they have received considerable attention from the National Academy of Sciences and medical professionals on a global scale.
This product is made from strictly certified organic antiviral plant material and concentrated with naturally occurring monoterpene ketones which have tremendous antiviral effects against the wart virus, HPV, as demonstrated in published scientific studies.
Viruses exhibit rapid rates of mutation which can make immunity difficult to sustain. Once a cell is infected it is difficult to selectively inhibit the virus without harming the host cell. As a result, much interest has focused on plants as strong allies in restoring immune strength and inhibiting the spread of viral diseases.
Some of the most impressive results consistently achieved with medicinal plants are in the elimination of warts. The antiviral activities of our antiwarts treatments are well documented and principally due to their direct effect to eradicate the HPV virus. To learn more, please go to http://www.naturespharma.org.
