Learn what warts are and how to prevent them
- By:Jason Montag
Almost everyone knows what a wart looks like but not a whole lot of people know what in the world causes them. The HPV or human papillomavirus causes people to get warts. There are about 100 types of the HPV and many of them cause different types of warts that will appear on all different parts of the body. Warts can occur all over the genital area and even further down than that though more often noticed are the ones that form on the hands and feet. A person does not have to display the outward signs of the virus to have it and transmit it so if you are curious to know if you have it then get tested.
Many people ask if warts can be spread from person to person and the answer is yes. Not only can you get warts from touching another person that has them but you can actually get the virus from contacting any object that has touched their warts. In addition to being able to spread from person to person the virus can spread from body part to body part. If you find that you have a wart somewhere on your body then do not touch it and if you happen to contact it then wash your hands thoroughly. This is often a surprise to individuals but the fact is that they are very contagious and spreading them is very preventable.
Most people cannot stand to have a wart on their body so the majority of people seek treatment for any and all warts they have. Did you know that if you choose not to get treatment a lot of the warts you can get will disappear on their own? Though they can go away they will often take months or years to do so and few wait it out. The best thing to do anyway is to seek treatment as not all will go away without treatment and also if you have an exposed wart for a long time there is a greater chance that it will spread to some other person or to a different body part leaving you with more to deal with.
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