An annoying virus…
- Warts are a small, bump on the skin that are typically seen on people’s hands or feet.
- There are more than five different types of warts including common, plantar, flat, mosaic and filiform warts.
- Warts are contagious and enter one’s body through broken skin.
- Warts often disappear after two months but in other cases they can take many years to leave.
- Warts are started by contracting the human papillomavirus (HPV) through the skin.
- Salicylic acid is a commonly used for removing warts.
- Warts sometimes regrow after being removed.
- Toads may look like they have contagious warts, but they don’t and do not spread them either.
- Girls typically get more warts than boys.
- There are over 100 different types of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is why warts are common.
Bibligraphy:
Wart 23 January 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart>
