are warts more contagious during treatment?
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After a treatment, the skin will blister or get irritated and eventually slough off. That skin is dead and so is the virus within it so it isn't contagious anymore.
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Other HPV types cause genital warts or warts elsewhere on the body. HPV is highly contagious and is spread through close contact, including sexual contact. It is estimated that most sexually active people will become infected with HPV at some point. HPV infection typically does not cause signs or symptoms.
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Warts aren't considered very contagious, but they can be caught by close skin-to-skin contact. The infection can also be transmitted indirectly from contaminated objects or surfaces, such as the area surrounding a swimming pool. You are more likely to get infected if your skin is wet or damaged.
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Once infected, a person cannot get rid of HPV. Not everyone with HPV has genital warts. As a symptom, warts come and go. While there is no cure, they can be managed with creams or other treatments.
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Outlook. Genital warts are not dangerous, but they can indicate the present of HPV. Some types of HPV can lead to cancer. Removing the warts can help prevent transmission, but even if any visible warts go away with treatment, the virus may remain.
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But rest assured, if you have a common wart on your fingers, you are not going to give yourself genital warts, or even plantar warts, if you touch those parts of your body. Different types of warts are typically caused by different types of HPV, so you could potentially infect the other hand.
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ANSWER: If left untreated, it is possible for warts to spread and for the virus that causes warts to be passed to another person. Fortunately, most adults have developed immunity to the viruses that cause warts.
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Scratching, warm, damp feet and fungal skin infections encourage the development of warts as the virus enters the skin via small cuts or scratches. Fatigue and stress can increase susceptibility to warts.
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More commonly, HPV causes warts to grow on the hands, fingers, feet, toes, knees and face. [See also: What's the Best Way to Treat Warts?] Studies have shown that common warts (i.e. not genital warts) can be spread through skin-to-skin contact. However, not all strains of the virus are highly contagious.
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Though both types of wart are caused by the HPV group of viruses, the strains that cause each type are different and so are the methods of transmission. Unlike common warts, genital warts are spread through sexual contact, they are an STI/STD.
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The podiatrist may use topical treatments, laser therapy, cryotherapy (freezing), acid treatments, or surgery to remove the wart. Treatment protocol differs largely based on the age of the patient, the severity of the actual infection, and the location of the wart on the foot.
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The HPV strains that cause plantar warts aren't highly contagious. So the virus isn't easily transmitted by direct contact from one person to another.
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Are Warts Contagious? Warts are growths on the surface of the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). While usually benign, these pesky bumps are in fact contagious.
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Genital warts are transmitted through sexual activity, including oral, vaginal, and anal sex. You may not start to develop warts for several weeks or months after infection. Genital warts aren't always visible to the human eye. They may be very small and the color of the skin or slightly darker.
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Genital warts can be mistaken for pimples. You can have a single wart or a cluster of warts. They're caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can be treated. Skin tags can look like pimples, but they're just small flaps of tissue that pose no health threat.
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There can be lesions on the genitals that look like genital warts, but are caused by spirochetes rather than the wart virus. These wart-like lesions, as well as the skin rash, are highly contagious. The rash can occur on the palms of the hands, and the infection can be transmitted by casual contact.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes warts. There are more than 40 strains of HPV that affect the genital area. Genital warts are almost always spread through sexual contact. Your warts don't have to be visible for you to spread the infection to your sexual partner.