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What is a Wart?
A wart is an intraepidermal or skin tumor caused by a variety of viruses.
The many varieties of warts that exist are named
by their appearance or location.
A wart is a small, circumscribed tumor of the
outer or horny layer of the skin. They are flat or elevated from the surrounding
skin and are firm. Mainly caused by the human papilloma virus, they vary in size
and may be accompanied by pain, especially if they occur in the feet.
The Human Papilloma Virus belongs to the family
of viruses that causes warts and has been implicated as a possible cause of
genital cancers and, more recently, cancers and other abnormal growths of the
eye.
[ Types of Warts
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There are several different kinds of warts including:
Common warts (Verruca
Vulgaris) : These usually grow on the fingers and on the
backs of hands.
Foot warts (Verruca
Plantaris) : These are usually on the soles or the plantar area of the feet and are called
plantar warts.
Flat warts :These are smaller and smoother
than other warts with the tendency to grow in large numbers, 20 to 100 at a
time. They can be expected to grow anywhere. Among children they are most common
on the face. In adults they are often found in the chin area in men and on the
legs in women.
Genital warts (condylomata
acuminata) : These
grow on the genitals and rectal area.
Mosaic warts :
Attributes its name to the
vast number of warts that appear in a contiguous pattern. The Mater (mother)
wart will present itself in the center with small satellite lesions surrounding
it.
[ Characteristics of Warts
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Contagious and autoinculable
Warts may be passed from one person to another through touching. It is also
possible to get warts from using objects used by a person who has warts.
Genital warts can be transmitted to another person during sexual
intercourse. Among women, warts can grow undetected on the cervix or inside
the vagina. They may infect their sexual partner without even knowing it.
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Capable of spreading and forming daughter
warts
Warts are known to spread in location to other parts of the body, and more
importantly, to other people. In a few cases, they have also been known to
heal by themselves. However, treatment is important not only to prevent a
wart's spreading, but to eliminate it as well.
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Infectious in origin
As with other viral infections, warts are highly contagious. The truth is
one can "self-spread"these lesions. Plantar warts commonly begin
in areas where skin is traumatized. One can also get them from communal
areas such as locker rooms, public or even private bathrooms and hotel
rooms. To minimize the spreading of warts to others while in such settings,
the use of disinfectants and sandals is encouraged. |
[ High Reccurrence Rate of Warts ]
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Depending on the treatment, different recurrence rates have been recorded. A
common treatment currently used in the United States is a self-applied, 5%
imiquimod cream that works on stimulating the immune system to fight off the
virus and lesions. It has a recurrence rate of about 13-19%. |
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Sometimes large warts are surgically removed
under local anesthesia. This has a recurrence rate of about 21%. In a study
using self-applied podofilox gel, the cure rate was low at only 51% but the
recurrence rate was only about 10%. For cryosurgery, the recurrence rate is
quite high at 73%. |
Note: Only total
absence of skin to skin contact with an infected individual will insure protection.
[ What are genital warts? ]
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Having External Genital Warts (EGWs) is one of the most
troubling and depressing problem both men and women suffer. External Genital
Warts is caused by viral infection (human papilloma virus), it is contagious and
spreads rapidly.
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Warts on the genitals are called venereal warts because of their contagious
nature. If you value protecting your sex contacts from them, they must be
removed.
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Genital warts are mistaken as STD (sexually transmitted disease) and
cause unwarranted emotional trauma and anxiety to infected patients because they
can be treated. |
[ External treatment ]
[
Herbal Touch
] is
a topically apply herbal cream preparation from Plant Extracts for
the removal of external genital warts without surgery and anesthesia.
Safe and easy to apply without
traumatic experience.
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