Human papillomaviruses, also known in English as human papillomavirus, shortened HPV, are uncoated DNA viruses, called naked, that belong to the family Papoviridae. These are viruses which are known as small tumour viruses. Today, more than 100 types of human papillomaviruses are known, of which more than 40 infect the genital tract of men and women. Human papillomavirus is not only an agent of genital warts, which have been known and described in the medicine for two millennia, but also plays an important role in the development of cancer. Since the first thoughts about the relationship of viral infections and tumour, the development of knowledge came to the current view of HPV as an independent risk factor, particularly in the pathogenesis of cervical cancer. Papillomavirus types 16 and 18 play an important role in the pathogenesis of cervical cancer. Today, it has been scientifically proven that papillomavirus infection is a starting factor for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is not only a serious health problem but also a medical and social one in Europe. It is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. HPV infection is currently the most common sexually transmitted disease. Up to 80 % of sexually active population meet HPV infection during their life, the highest prevalence rate of HPV is found in the age group of 18-25 years. Cervical cancer is a preventable disease after the development of a vaccine against HPV and introduced screening. The first, theoretical, part of the paper gives a comprehensive overview of various aspects of human papillomavirus infections based on the study of professional literature. In the second, research, part of my paper I focused on evaluating the approaches to the prevention of human papillomavirus infection as well as the cervical cancer in girls and women in České Budějovice and also the level of vaccination in students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies against HPV. Based on the objectives of the paper hypotheses were drawn. Both objectives of the paper have been achieved.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:53868 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | FÜRSTOVÁ, Romana |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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