If a colleague were to ask my opinion on which HPV strains should be covered in a prospective treatment, I would include HPV strains 16, 18, 31, and 45. These strains are responsible for roughly eighty percent of cervical cancer in women (1). While other strains of HPV are known to be carcinogenic to the…

I am writing this post as part of an assignment for one of my college courses: BHS 323 – Microbial Influences on Human Health. I have been tasked with listing as many non-infections diseases that are influenced by microorganisms as I can think of. Hopefully, I can think of a decent amount; I guess we…

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