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Article: Mumps Vaccine Causes Remission Of Human Papillomavirus-Caused Disease.(Brief Article)
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- Vaccine Weekly
- Article date:
- June 6, 2001
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2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Preliminary research suggests that injecting the mumps vaccine at the tumor site can induce remission in more than 75% of children affected with recurrent respiratory papilloma (RRP), a disease of the upper airway caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
Although benign, RRP tumors can reappear at regular intervals causing difficulties in breathing and speech, or in cases of lung involvement, death. Treatment for recurrent respiratory papilloma includes vigilant surveillance, repeated surgeries for removal of recurring tumors, and tracheostomy.
RRP is a relatively rare disease with severe and expensive ...