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Imagine venereal warts, which have a cauliflower like appearance, covering
your genitals or hiding inside your rectum. Or maybe your warts are the flat,
pink ones that may grow in a female's vagina or male's urethra.
These are the noticeable symptoms of the sexually transmitted disease
called human papillomavirus (HPV). But the majority of people with STDs
show no symptoms at all so it may seem as if an infected person is perfectly
healthy.
An estimated 50 percent of sexually active college students have HPV, a
600-percent increase of infected students over the last 20 years, according to
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"HPV is the most common STD at USC and accounted for 1000 visits" to
the Health and Wellness Center, Lisa Mohn, director of Health and Wellness
Programs, said.
While there can be no cure for HPV since it is a virus, treatment is available.
Warts can be removed after several doctor visits through burning, freezing
or chemical methods.
Even after the warts are removed, a person remains infected throughout
his or her life and can transmit HPV to any future sexual partners.
Certain symptomless strains of HPV root themselves in a woman's cervix
and become part of her DNA. This can ultimately lead to cervical cancer, and
experts believe HPV causes the msyority of today's cancer cases.
So why is there a sudden focus on HPV and STDs? The reason is that April
is National STD Awareness Month.
One of the hardest aspects of making students aware of STDs is "theii
prevalent attitude ofbad things won't happen to me,m Mohn said.
"STDs are a very private matter to people and shrouded in secrecy. Walking
around campus, it doesn't seem like anyone else has them," Mohn said.
For college students, "sex is fairly spontaneous. If s not planned out, which
makes it harder to be prepared and take the risk of STDs seriously," Mohn
said.
National STD Awareness Month is sponsored by the American Social Health
Association (ASHA). April's theme is "Protect Your Fertility and Your Future.*
Fertility can be threatened by contracting chlamydia or gonorrhea Chlamydia,
"the Clap," is the most common STD in the United States, accounting for 4
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