The role of vaccination in preventing the spread of genital HPV infection and reducing oncogenic risk Cover Image

Ролята на ваксинопрофилактиката срещу разпространението на гениталната HPV-инфекция и ограничаването на онкогенния риск
The role of vaccination in preventing the spread of genital HPV infection and reducing oncogenic risk

Author(s): Dimitar Cherkezov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology
Published by: Издателство на Медицински университет “Проф. д-р П. Стоянов“ - Варна
Keywords: vaccine prophylaxis; HPV infection; immunization programs; genital warts; anogenital neoplasms

Summary/Abstract: Prophylactic vaccines against human papillomavirus are among the remarkable achievements of modern medicine with a positive effect on public health. An analysis of data on the spread of genital HPV infection in different geographical areas and the results achieved from the implemented vaccination policy in specific countries has been made. The vaccines developed to date are presented with their indications, specific features and appropriate age and method of administration. The stages in the development of vaccine prophylaxis in our country, the legislative foundations and the existing regulatory framework of the vaccination process have been examined. A number of barriers to the application of HPV vaccines have been indicated, but also the undeniable benefits for the individual and society from minimizing the oncogenic risk.

  • Issue Year: 32/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 11-15
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Bulgarian
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