
HPV and Cervical Cancer: Causes and Cures
The high incidence of the sexually transmitted disease HPV in the United States is alarming. And, persistent infection is a prerequisite for progression to cervical cancer. […]
The high incidence of the sexually transmitted disease HPV in the United States is alarming. And, persistent infection is a prerequisite for progression to cervical cancer. […]
The prevalence of the spectrum of STD disorders in the US can be viewed as a pyramid with HIV infection at the top, and genital herpes, the most prevalent, at the bottom. […]
Henrietta Lacks died in October of 1951 from cervical cancer. Just before she died, a sample of her tumor cells. And this was an unlikely gift to all of us from her as the world’s first immortal cells, meaning cells that never die, were found. […]
Fatal infectious diseases throughout the history have led scientists and physicians to make remarkable inventions and discoveries, changing the course of medicine. There are many individuals whose contributions have helped revolutionize medical epidemiology. […]
The various contributions of physicians and scientists over the years have laid the foundations of modern medicine. Two important contributions could be the creation of Microscope and the vaccination for smallpox. […]
Modern medicine would not be what it is today if not for the contributions of the inventors and innovators, whose contributions have helped shape the history of medicine as well as human beings. […]
Fungal diseases can have a massive impact on the lives of human beings. Fungi not only affects humans, but animals and plants as well. […]
There are certain fungal diseases that are unique to certain geographical areas in the United States. Many instances of fungal infections originating in particular areas can be found all over the United States. […]
A more complex life form, fungi are eukaryotic cells that contain a nucleus and many organelles. Fungal diseases can be quite harmful even though they do not affect humans directly. […]
Viral diseases such as syphilis and typhus caused severe epidemics in the past that led to thousands of deaths. These diseases are less common today. […]
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