Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 11Q
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To determine:
The steps that human papillomavirus might take from infection to cervical cancer.
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HPV stands for human papillomavirus that leads to human papillomavirus infection. The infection results in cervical cancer, or warts. This symptom increases the chances of cancer of mouth, cervix, penis, vulva, throat, vagina or anus. The typical spread of the virus is from skin-to-skin contact, during sexual mating, or by smoking shared cigarettes.
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Chapter 21 Solutions
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 21.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 21.2 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 21.3 - List the possible causative agents, modes of...Ch. 21.3 - Discuss important features of leptospirosis.Ch. 21.3 - Prob. 1NPCh. 21.3 - Medical Moment Cranberry versus UTI It has long...Ch. 21.4 - List the possible causative agents, modes of...Ch. 21.4 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 21.4 - Prob. 8AYP
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