What Is a Wart

A wart is a small growth that occurs on various areas of your body.
These can range from a small pin head size to a larger protrusion that looks more like a pea.
Warts can grow inward or outward and have a smooth surface or a rough crusty like appearance.

Warts are caused by the virus known at HPV (Human Papillomavirus). There are more than 100 types of HPV viruses currently active.

Some of these viruses will cause warts on the skin in the areas of the knees, hands and fingers, while others form around the mouth.

There are yet other warts that form on the genital and rectal areas these are formed by different HPV viruses.
Some people are more resistant to the virus and do not develop warts on the skin and others are more sensitive and will obtain numerous warts in
various places.

Can Warts Be Contagious from One Person to Another?

Yes, warts can be contracted by touching a wart that someone else has on their body. You can also get warts from using towels and other objects in which a person with a wart has touched. The damp towels provide a great breeding ground to pass along these substances.

Warts in the genital area can very easily be passed from one person to another so care needs to be taken with those.

Do I Need to treat a Wart?

Generally many times a wart will go away on its own. It may time time for a wart to go away on its own such as a couple of months or even a few years. Many people do not want to wait for their body to attack and remove the wart or the virus causing the wart to be there so they seek medication either in the form of home remedies or professional treatment to remove the wart.

After a little research you can understand what a wart is.