Wart (also known as verruca) is generally a small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet but often other locations, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. Warts are common, and are caused by a viral infection, specifically by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and are contagious when in contact with the skin of an infected person. It is also possible to get warts from using towels or other objects used by an infected person. They typically disappear after a few months but can last for years and can recur.

Causes

Warts are a type of infection caused by viruses in the human papillomavirus (HPV) family. There are more than 100 types of HPV viruses. Warts can grow on all parts of your body. They can grow on your skin, on the inside of your mouth, on your genitals and on your rectal area. Common types of HPV tend to cause warts on the skin (such as the hands and fingers), while other HPV types tend to cause warts on the genitals and rectal area. Some people are more naturally resistant to the HPV viruses and don’t seem to get warts as easily as other people.

Warts on the skin may be passed to another person when that person touches the warts. It is also possible to get warts from using towels or other objects that were used by a person who has warts.

Warts on the genitals are very contagious and can be passed to another person during oral, vaginal or anal sex. It is important not to have unprotected sex if you or your partner has warts on the genital area. In women, warts can grow on the cervix (inside the vagina), and a woman may not even know she has them. She may pass the infection to her sexual partner without knowing it.

Warts may disappear on their own but it would takes months or years. There are a lot of treatment for wart removal nowadays like salicylic acid for hands and finger. cantharidin this is a chemical planted on your skin or wart before your doctor removed your unwanted wart.

This freeze away wart remover is best known for home remed. This is doctor-proven Method it removes wart as few as 1 TREATMENT and this is safe to use on kids ages 4 and older. It contains 12 disposable applicators ( the white on top) and 1 reusable activator. It will freedze your wart away you’ll feel like your wart is freezing on ice. My father and my sister have been using this for quit sometime now. This is more effective than liquid wart remover.

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