Genitalne infekcije uzrokovane humanim papiloma virusima

Professional paper - Professional paper

• Author: Marina Šimat
• Author: Marina Mudrinić
• Author: Petra Turčić
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; (Department of pharmacology)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract (english)

Considering the fact that HPV is the most common of ali sexually transmitted diseases and that 75% of sexually active people have come in contact or have been infected with at least one type of HPV during their life,
the aim of this study is to raise public awareness of the human papilloma
virus and it affects the human body.
HPV is a small virus from the Papillomaviridae family, and has about
8000 bp, 9 genes, and a circular double-helix DNA
Today, cervical cancer is considered to be a sexually transmitted disease, with HPV as its main cause. lt is interesting that most individuals
infected with the virus are not aware the virus exists or even know what
HPV means.
Although HPV infections are very wide-spread, only 200 000 women
die of cervical cancer each year, which points to the fact that HPV although
being the main cause of cervical cancer isn't the only precondition for its
development. Other independent initiators of carcinogenesis are persisting infections, the quantity of the virus, destabilizing genome processes,
the immunological characteristics of the host, and immunocompromised
patients.
The specific diagnostic method of detecting the virus is molecular diagnostics (PCR and hibridization methods).
At the moment there are no specific antiviral treatments of HPV related genital infections. Treating the infection is usually based on removing
changes on the skin surface and mucous membrane which indicate the
presence of HPV activity.
Different therapies includes creams for the condillomas, burning infected areas, therapies with immmunomodulating agents and interferons.

• Keywords (croatian): genitalne infekcije; humani papiloma virus; HPV
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Professional paper - Professional paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - domestic
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Farmaceutski glasnik
• Numbering: vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 303-310
• p-ISSN: 0014-8202
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:440519
• Publication: 2006
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-01-08 11:53:39