On November 4th, the same day I presented, K.A.S.A. de Blog (which I think is a really great name to begin with) gave the class their presentation on HPV, or the human papillomavirus. I had already known a bit about HPV before the group presented, so I was very interested in finding out more. And that I did; all the members of the group seemed to be very knowledgeable about the virus. I learned the following incredibly stunning facts: twenty million people are currently infected with the disease. Types sixteen and eighteen of the virus end up causing genital cancers. Eight out of ten women currently are carrying the human papillomavirus. The fact that really shocked me was that it can be transmitted through sexual activity, but you DO NOT have to be sexually active to contract it. This also frightened me, because this means that every woman and girl is at risk.
Luckily, the group talked about the part I did know about to help circumvent any problems, Gardasil. It's a vaccine that helps prevent HPV. The group listed the ingredients and told me certain information that I didn't even hear about on the commercial I saw for it.
The best thing about the group's presentation, I believe, was the fact that one of the group members was so brave about the fact that she has HPV. She openly stated that she has it, and rattled off the information as if it were second nature, and took all questions without flinching.
Overall, I really enjoyed the presentation, and learned a colossal amount of information that'll I will definitely be spreading to other women.
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