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Smoking a cause of the Human Papilloma Virus
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Nicotine destroys immune system cells and allows the passage of HPV, the IMSS is vaccinating girls between 9 and 12 years to prevent this disease
TOLUCA, ESTADO DE MEXICO (20/SEP/2010) .- The women smoking facilitates the occurrence of human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer generator. The cigar is generally composed of about four thousand toxic substances, of which 40 are carcinogenic to humans, among them nicotine, which facilitates the emergence of HPV.
Among the substances in cigarette smoke, are arsenic, butane, ammonia, cyanide, methane, tar and nicotine, to name a few, which cause severe damage to the brain, cardiovascular and pulmonary.
Dr. Ruth Dominguez Estrada, the Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics (HGO) in the State of Mexico, states that smoking in women causes serious damage, since toxins like nicotine are eliminated through the cervical mucus, causing problems at the vaginal .
It is in the vagina where it begins to destroy the Langerhans cells, which are originated from the bone marrow and spread throughout the body, especially in areas exposed to the outside and mucous membranes, mouth, gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract, are present and process antigen, also help strengthen the immune system.
The snuff leads to their toxins to the area and destroys the cells giving rise to harmful microorganisms such as the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), cervical cancer generator.
Dr. Dominguez deepened that the ease of reproduction of such cells, by quitting smoking allows them to perform their function normally in the immune system.
It is therefore important to avoid smoking for problems such as HPV is not present in our body, and that this condition is easily communicable.
The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), through the State Delegation of Mexico west, makes the application of virus vaccine for girls.
The vaccine consists of three doses and applies only to girls between 9 and 12, the second six months and the third at 60 months of the first dose applied.
It should be noted that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the leading cause of up to 70% of cervical cancers can be prevented with the application of the vaccine.