At War With Warts

Should you be at war with warts?

At some point in a person’s life, warts are developed. Though a wart is considered to be a nuisance, it is harmless. Warts are skin infections caused by viruses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) family.

Common warts are usually small in size and appear as fleshy, grainy bumps. They are often flesh-colored, but can also have shades of white, pink, or tan. When touching a wart, you will notice that it feels rough. They are typically painless. The location of a wart determines the type of HPV that has caused the condition in the first place.

Simply touching a wart on someone who has it doesn't guarantee that you'll get one, too. The virus that causes warts is spread when individuals touch a towel that has been used by an infected person or uses the same object as a person with HPV. Picking at a wart can also spread warts to other parts of the body. A tiny cut or scratch can make any area of skin more vulnerable to warts. The length of time between when someone is exposed to the virus that causes warts and when a wart appears varies. Warts can grow very slowly and may take weeks or longer to develop.

When you ignore treatment of common warts, the chances of spreading the virus increases, as well as the risk of becoming embarrassed when someone spots a skin growth. In order to avoid the spread of warts and prevent new ones from appearing, seeking treatment in a timely manner is one of the things you should do to ease some of the visual and social discomfort the condition creates.

So should you be at war with warts? YES!!!