BIOUnit 9 Discussion Question

Question: #520

Unit 9 Discussion

Recently, it has been suggested that both boys and girls be vaccinated against HPV. Why are medical professionals making this recommendation?
Conduct some research. Find another oncogenic virus, then answer the following questions:
How does the virus impact human health?
Are there particular groups of people (i.e., age, gender) that are at risk?
Is a vaccine available? Would you recommend this vaccine to the general public? Why or why not?

Solution: #536

BIOUnit 9 Discussion Question

infected blood such as sharing of needles like during body piercing and tattooing. HBV can also spread through contact with the body fluids of an infected person during sexual intercourse.
Anybody is at risk of getting infected wi...