Warts

Causes

There are more than 100 strains of HPV and each strain is responsible for infecting specific and particular body areas. Person develop warts from skin to skin contact with people who have warts. Person can be affected indirectly by touching something where person’s wart touched to. Each person’s immune system responds to the HPV virus differently so not everyone who comes in contact with HPV develops warts.

Types of warts : Common warts: common warts normally grow on the fingers and toes, but can appear anywhere in the body. They have a grainy appearance with rounded top. Color of theses warts is grayish.Plantar warts:plantar warts grow on the soles of the feet. Plantar warts grow into the skin unlike other ones. It appears as a small hole in the sole. Which causes pain while walking. Flat warts: flat warts usually grow on the thighs, face and arms. They are small in size and they can be brownish, pink or slightly yellow in colour. Filiform warts: these warts grow around the mouth, nose and sometimes around the neck and chin. They are small shaped and appear in same colour as that of color of the skin. Periungual warts: periungual warts grow under and around the finger and toe nails. Which might affect the nail growth.