Get rid of warts and moles, What You Should Know

Getting Rid Of Warts And Moles What You Should Know!!

By Susan Stormers

Introduction Good day to you all. In my ebook I've written a few words about Warts and Moles. A very common problem that affects people all over the world. Enjoy reading and I hope you find it of use. Please remember to share.

Table Of Contents What are warts? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Description Of Warts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 The Causes Of Warts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Determining If You Have A Wart ------------------------------------------------------------------7 What You Should Do When A Wart Appears ----------------------------------------------------8 Topical Treatments For Different Types Of Warts ----------------------------------------------9 Treatments For Facial Warts ----------------------------------------------------------------------10 Recognizing Different Types Of Warts ----------------------------------------------------------11 Different Signs Of Certain Warts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 The Difference Between A Wart And A Mole --------------------------------------------------13 Pregnancy And Genital Warts ---------------------------------------------------------------------15 Facts About Warts -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 More Facts Regarding Warts Of All Types -----------------------------------------------------17 Different Things About Warts That You Might Not Have Known --------------------------18 How To Tell If You Have Venereal Warts -------------------------------------------------------19 Things you should know about genital warts ------------------------------------------------20 Detecting Warts On Your Pet----------------------------------------------------------------------22

What are warts?

Warts are non-cancerous skin growths caused by a viral infection in the top layer of the skin or mucous membranes. Viruses that cause warts belong to a "family" called human papillomavirus (HPV). The appearance of a wart depends on where it is growing. Warts are usually skin colored and feel rough to

the touch, but can be dark, flat or smooth.

There are several different types of warts. The first one I am going to tell you about is called common warts. Common warts grows around the nails, on the fingers and on the backs of the hands. They are more common where skin has been broken, for example where fingernails are bitten or hangnails picked.

The second type of warts are foot warts. Foot warts are usually on the sole of the feet and they are called plantar warts. When plantar warts grow in clusters they are known as mosaic warts. Most plantar warts do not stick up because the pressure of walking flattens them and pushes them back into the skin. These warts often have black dots that are actually blood vessels.

The third type of warts are called flat warts. Flat warts are smaller and smoother than other types of warts. They tend to grown in great numbers. They can grow from twenty to one hundred at any one time .They can occur anywhere, but in children they are most common on the face. In adults they are often found in the beard area in men and on the legs in women. Irritation from shaving probably accounts for this.

Many people can get warts and not even know they are there. It just depends on what kind of warts you come in contact with. Some warts can be painful and even cause burning just depending on where they are located at on your body.

Warts probably are passed from person to person, sometimes indirectly. The time between the first contact and the time that the warts can be seen is often several months. The risk of catching hand, foot and flat warts is small. Wearing shower thongs, taking proper care of hands and feet can limit the spread of warts. Genital warts seem to be more contagious. It is important to use precautions to limit the spread of genital warts.

Some people will get parts and some will not get them. It just depends on how they come in contact with them. If you do come in contact with warts heres how you can get rid of them. Warts often disappear without treatment over a period of several months to years. However, since warts can be spread to others or new areas of the body, it is reasonable to treat most people, especially if the warts are bothersome or painful.

Some people will get them burned off with acid or being froze off it. These methods both can be painful but it works. There are some wart remedies available without a

prescription. However, you might mistake another kind of skin growth for a wart, and end up treating something serious as though it were a wart. If you have any questions about either the diagnosis or the correct way to treat a wart, you should seek medical advice.

Description Of Warts.

Warts Appear as raised,rough-textured,greyish growths that will vary in different sizes from a pinhead to large masses, Warts are viral infections that will usually appear on the skin,but they can also appear on the genitals or in the rectum,urethra,your bladder,or even on your mouth. When you see a wart start showing on your skin,the virus usually will enter through a cut,crack,or a scratch and incubates a few months before erupting into a wart.

Most of these warts will go away on their own without any treatment however,warts that will appear on the genitals,around your fingernails,or on the palms or soles of your feet are particularly long-lasting and can be difficult to treat. In your children's case,warts will usually last a few months to a year,in adults,they commonly will last months to even years. Many people may never completely get rid of the warts and can be bothered by many recurrences throughout your life. The most common skin warts are the most prevalent type.

They may start to grow large and then generally erupt on your hands and fingers,though they may also show up anywhere on your skin. Warts that appear on the soles of your feet,that are called plantar warts,grow inward rather than outward.

The common warts are mildly contagious and are often spread on the same person by picking,scratching,shaving,or biting your own nails. They also can be passed on to others through direct contact. Genital warts are often passed between sexual partners.

Before you call your doctor Duo-film,which is an over-the-counter plaster,can be fairly effective of getting rid of your warts. Make sure that you follow the directions on the package exactly how it tells you. The immune system also will fight wart viruses,so anything that you can do to stay healthy will help tremendously. In addition,the medicinal herb echinacea is an immune stimulant.

Studies have shown that when you take this orally,it will help fight the viral infections by stimulating the release of intereron,your body's own virus fighting chemical.

Echinacea teas,pills,and tinctures which are most commonly known as alcohol preparations are available at health or food stores in your area.

When you do decide to call your doctor physicians will treat your warts most likely by freezing,("cryotherapy"), burning ("cauterization"), chemicals,and scalpel or laser surgery. Freezing surgery will leave a scar,but the freezing method to get rid of your warts actually causes the least amount of scarring.

The Causes Of Warts When you are trying to detect a wart the first thing you should look at is try to compare it with your normal skin. A wart is a type of virus that will start to show up on your skin. Whether you know it or not we are all exposed to viruses and since warts are a type of virus we can get them like any other virus. A lot of us cannot tell if someone may have a virus when we are around them unless they tell us they have been sick or exposed to someone who has been sick.

The same goes for a wart .If you cannot see a wart on someone and you come into contact with them by just shaking their hand you can get a wart. Even if the person you come in contact with does not have a wart he could be exposed if he has been around a person who has a wart. We really don't know why some of us are more likely to get a wart then others.

The myth about catching a wart from a frog is just that a myth .You cannot get a wart from a frog. There are methods a person could use to get some relief from a wart.

Your dermatologist can suggest some of these methods that would work on you. One method is called the acid method. Using this method will destroy the tissue in the wart. Your dermatologist will give you a prescription that is a solution that you can apply to your wart for a month or two.

The acid that your doctor will use is combined of salicylic and also of an acid called lactic. Another way your dermatologist might tell you is called a freeze method. I know all about this method because my husbands dermatologist does this method for his skin cancer. I will say this method is a little painful but is the fastest way to clear the warts up. The doctor will use this spray can with a lot of force.

The spray comes out pretty heavy and will freeze the warts. The freezing actually will burn some. This procedure does not take long usually only a few minutes. You will also notice in a few days that you may have some blisters that appear after this procedure. Do not be alarmed they will go away in a few days. This procedure may sound very painful but it is not that bad. It will get rid of the warts.

The burning of the procedure won't last very long. In fact when my husband has it done he is able to drive back home. One of the last resorts you may consider is what the doctor calls the slash and burn method. If you have tried all the other methods and they just won't work on you this method will.

Your doctor will apply to your skin a local anesthetic. After your doctor has applied this to your skin you will feel nothing. He will use a needle that is electric and by this type of minor surgery will cut the warts out. He can also use a laser to vaporize the warts.The only thing that you may have to deal with is a little scarring. So if you are susceptible to getting warts remember that you do have an option of many different treatments.

Determining If You Have A Wart Warts are round,pale,harmless growths that affect the upper most layers of your skin. Warts are caused by a virus that can also be spread from one person to another.

They can spread on different areas of your body. They are categorized according to the area of your body where they would occur. Common warts will appear on your hands,feet,knees,and face. Throughout this article I want to inform you all more about different types of warts so that you will know what to look for in case you are suspicious.

Flat warts which have flat tops,will appear on the wrists,arms,legs,and also your face.

Plantar warts are found on the bottom of your feet,and will appear flattened by the pressure of the body. Genital warts are found on the genitals and do require you to get them treated by your physician as soon as possible. The one most important factor for a woman is to know that genital warts may increase the risk of cervical cancer.

Warts (with the exception of genital warts) do not require you to seek treatment by your physician unless they are causing you pain. Plantar warts,for example,may cause walking uncomfortable. When trying to treat your warts on your own it may help you to know you can use an over-the-counter wart remover that will contain salicylic acid.

Make sure that you do not apply any wart removers to your skin that is healthy around the warts.

Most important wash your hands before and after you touch the warts so that you will prevent the warts to spread to other areas of your body. When going to a doctor you should have as much knowledge as possible about the warts you have .A

physician can remove the warts with liquid nitrogen,corrosive agents,or even surgery.

Genital warts may be treated by your physician with a drug called podophyllin.

All warts may recur because the virus will remain in your body indefinitely. To prevent the transmission of the genital warts,be safe and use a condom during sexual contact.

Also you can try applying liberal amounts of vitamin E oil on the area that is affected (although some people are sensitive to it and should not put it on their skin).You may also want to try and take garlic-parsley tablets to relieve the warts.

Although warts can be an embarrassing sight do not let them go if they are causing you pain. Remember that embarrassment can go away but pain cannot without the proper treatment. I am stressing to woman who have genital warts,do not wait to get treated because of embarrassment. These are not like regular warts,They can be very dangerous if not treated. Cervical cancer is not to be treated lightly. These warts can have a very high risk for woman to get cervical cancer,so please get them treated immediately. Believe me your gynecologist has seen a lot worse in his life.

What You Should Do When A Wart Appears Most warts disappear naturally,often within a few months but can sometimes be years before they disappear. You may prefer to wait for this to happen. But if you do have warts that are really bothering you either by the way they look or feel you should seek treatment. There are two known cases where you should see your doctor rather than treating these warts with over the counter medicine or self help treatments. The first type of wart is called penile or vulval warts.

The other is if you have any other wart of any kind show up on your skin if you are 45 years old or older. In older individuals what looks like a wart could actually be a more serious skin condition,such as skin cancer. There are four kinds of malignant melanomas. The typical appearance is a malignant melanoma usually this takes the form of a dark,slightly raised lump. Such a malignant growth that can look like a wart also can occur in an existing mole,and cause it to enlarge and perhaps bleed.

Another type is a large brown fleck on the face,which occurs in the elderly and takes 15-20 years to become malignant. A blue,brown,or black lump that bleeds easily,and a dark area that enlarges near the tip of a finger. So as you can see warts can be treated if they are indeed warts. If however,you do nothing about the wart and it is not a wart very disastrous things could become the outcome. So always look at what can be done for warts or any other skin condition you or a loved one may have.

The elderly usually do not want to bother their family members for something they

think is common such as a wart because they believe it is just from their ageing and are probably just spots that they get as they get older. If you are a family member of and elderly person check their skin to see if they may have a wart of some kind or possibly a skin condition that needs to be treated immediately.

When you have knowledge about skin conditions that can occur on a person you can help a person that may need answers about their possible wart or any other skin condition they may have. I have had to go to the doctor with my husband for his skin cancer and what he has to go through because he waited to long is very unpleasant.

He let one piece of skin cancer go to long that was on his temple,that he had to get it cut out.

They had to cut very deep five different times to get the skin cancer out. So knowing what to do when you have any skin condition can be life saving,whether it may look like a wart or not get it treated immediately for your own protection or a loved ones.

Topical Treatments For Different Types Of Warts Are you sexual active? Are you worried that you run a huge risk of contacting genital warts? Have you already got the dreaded news from your doctor or physician that you already have genital warts? Well, if you are a person that falls into any one of these categories, then you had better listen up. There is no way to break it softly to you, so I will just come right out and say it.

Genital warts are caused by the HPV virus, and there is no cure. Yes I said it, "there is no cure". There are however, some remedies and treatments you can use that will reduce the risk and could eventually clear up the genital warts. It will not be a "quick fix". It will be a tedious process that could only provide help on getting rid of those "disgusting and embarrassing" warts over time.

Thousands of people are resorting to Topical Treatments before they take the plunge on medical treatments. These can be applied by yourself and usually at home. Now this goes without saying that they may or may not work for you. Also, not just one treatment will work at one time. It is up to you to experiment over time with various treatments: Garlic Oil is just another topical treatment that is widely promoted and used for clearing up genital warts. More importantly it is said that raw garlic is supposed to stimulate the white blood cell's ability to fight infection. Tea Tree Oil is just strong aromatherapy oil. It is an essential oil that contains an abundance of anti-viral as well as anti-bacterial ingredients that are used to fight infections.

You must take in the fact that these topical treatments for genital warts have not been clinically proven. You should not think they are clinically effective treatments for genital warts. These treatments have shown through numerous studies that they contain benefits that are necessary and widely used in preventing, reducing, and fighting off viral infections.

Your diagnosis, lifestyle, and stress will play huge factors in determining what will and will not work for you. Because one treatment is said to have worked on genital warts before does not necessarily mean it will work 100% for you. Your best bet is to get a diagnosis from a doctor or physician. Let the professionals have a look at your situation first.

After all is said and done, inquire about these treatments and get a clinical opinion.

After all, if you already have genital warts then there really is not anything to lose, only everything to gain from that point. If you are looking to treat yourself or experiment a little to see if these treatments can or will work on your genital warts, there has been no studies that suggest that these topical treatments have shown any dangers, harm, or side effects.

But, remember that these are researched remedies past on from people to people and clinical proven effective treatments. Warts of all sorts can be bothersome, so do not feel bad if you are now wondering how to treat some sort of warts that you have discovered.

Treatments For Facial Warts No matter what we do or what we are even up to, one thing is for sure. The fact remains that our faces would unfailingly reveal the true contents of our mind. A clean untarnished face speaks a lot for the person who holds it. Besides, whoever is unaware of the fact that a lovely face can launch a thousand triumphs when things look bleak and dreary for the run of the mill?

However, we are not the sole masters of our face and sometimes the most charming face tends to lose its charm when facial warts suddenly appear to tarnish the beauty.

The worst part of the whole story is that the facial warts affect the young at a time when they are mostly judged by their face value.

These bumps may range in color from pink to red or often yellowish, though at times, a wart may also appear as a dark dot on the face. Facial warts are sometimes mistaken as pimples as well. Since they are not associated with intense pain or other

complications, people usually are less bothered by warts, except of course from the cosmetic point of view. Facial warts are removed in a number of ways. Such as cryotherapy, electrosurgery, keratolytics, bleomycin, hypnosis, X-ray therapy, laser therapy, interferon, retinoids and antiviral agent.

Immunotherapy has several advantages like the option of bringing many lesions at a time under treatment as also controlling the frequency of relapsing warts. It starts by sensitizing, which is followed by weekly maintenance course of 0.001% to 1% DPCP in acetone on the facial warts till a mild form of contact dermatitis is achieved. As an immediate result, all of the facial warts would become inflamed and resolved. Today there are good remedies for facial warts and many of them are natural solutions that are safe, effective, painless and gives quick results.

Facial warts can make any beautiful person feel very unattractive at that time. It is important that you find some form of treatment to reduce the signs of your warts or to remove them completely, which is what most people would hope for anyway.

Check out some books at your library or continue doing more research on the internet, to ensure that you know more about warts so that you will know how to treat them if they ever appear on your body.

Warts of all types can be very irritating, not necessarily because of feeling them on your skin but just because of the looks of them. Most people associate warts with some sort of yucky disease or something like that and that is simply not always the case at all. Anyone can get warts and anyone can treat them as well. Do not continue letting yours bother you or make you feel bad about yourself, do something about your warts today, so you too can feel better when you look into the mirror.

Recognizing Different Types Of Warts There are many myths and truths about warts. I remember like most of you as a child to not dare pick up a frog or you will get warts. I really don't know who came up with that theory. The truth is frogs have nothing to do with warts. To be perfectly honest most warts are really painless. They can be referred to as a lump that is noncancerous.

Most of us have a immune system to the warts and usually can't get them.

Some people however can be susceptible however they usually won't last long and they will soon disappear. For those that might be susceptible to them I will go over the different types of warts and how to treat the type you may have. The first type is what we call the most common ones. These warts will have show up on your skin usually on a rough raised surface that can appear anywhere on

your body but most of the time they can be found on the top part of your hand.

Another type of wart is called a flat wart. Unlike the common wart that makes your skin feel rough this type will make your skin feel smooth and is a very small type of wart that that can appear in a cluster form and will mostly develop on a part of your hands, legs,and mostly will appear on your face. These warts are usually so small that you may not notice them.

There is also a wart known as the plantar wart. This type of wart can feel like a callus and will show up on the bottom part of your foot. If you have had a callus you know how painful that can be when you put pressure on it. This type of wart can be painful similar to what a callus will feel like when putting pressure on the foot. A fourth type is a wart known as the filiform. This type of wart will show up around your face area such as your eyelids and even your neck.

These warts are very small but also can be a very long shaped wart. One more I want to mention is for the woman reading this. The wart called genital warts. These are another smaller type of wart that will be very uncomfortable and will appear on your genital area and can also show up on your anus area. I know these warts are very bothersome but there is some self-care options that might help.

If you have a wart that is not very noticeable and is taking longer then you want to go away you can just use a medicine you can buy over the counter. You can find these over the counter medicines in a liquid form or even a pad. When you start to use this medicine put this medicine on the top part of your wart and also put some of the medicine on the side of the wart.

Make sure you do not put this medicine on directly on the skin that is around the wart you are treating. Look on the directions to see how long it will take to work. If that time has past and the warts are still there it is recommended that you see a physician.

He may can prescribe you a prescription medicine that will work better or may even remove it from you. Whatever kind of wart you may have make sure you do try to treat it before it can get infected. They can be annoying but also can be treated without going through a lot.

Different Signs Of Certain Warts

Do you have single or multiple cauliflower-like bumps in the areas of vagina, cervix, vulva, penis or the rectum? Are those signs soft, moist or flesh-colored? If you have this kind of peculiarities, then it is the time to talk to a dermatologist as soon as possible; chances are you might be infected with the HPV. HPV or the Human papillomavirus is very much instrumental for most of the sexually transmitted diseases (STI) in the world.

There are at most 100 kinds of HPV of which only 30 are spread by the sexual contacts. If the warts are not properly cured, the outcome could be drastic. The HPV causes the genital warts with barely any symptom, but just do not get worried. The genital warts, if diagnosed in time, can be curable without any tension so far. The diagnosis is very simple and concise; it involves using the acetic acid to the infected area.

The solution makes the infected area white. The wart becomes visible. Now, it is easier for the health care provider to take a sample tissue from the contaminated zone. That tissue will be further examined under a microscope. Therefore, the examiner can be certain to determine whether it has a cancerous form or not. There is, obviously, no specific treatment for the warts.

Those infections come naturally and fade out naturally after certain period, but sometimes the infection does not go away. For such circumstances, it is advisable for you seek the help of a dermatologist. On the basis of the intensity of this virus the doctor will prescribe several medicines including Imiquimod cream, podophyllin antimitotic solution, podofilox solution, 5-fluorouracil cream and trichloroacetic acid.

Podophyllin antimitotic solution, 5-fluorouracil cream or the podofilox solutions are strictly prohibited in times of pregnancy, since there might be the chances that the skin might absorb the solutions which might cause birth defects in your baby. Three kinds of known treatments are there: Freezing the warts by the liquid nitrogen, burning the warts by the electronic needle and Laser treatment.

Now it is up to your consent and on your health adviser, which process you will opt for. Sometimes the physician will inject the antiviral drug alpha interferon to the warts-affected area. It is a traditional approach and those who can not afford to buy expensive drug, this method is good for them. Warts are common and many people suffer from them from time to time. Knowing which treatment is best for you is very important, so make sure that you do your homework.

Warts do not have to bother you so terribly, do something about them today to try and get rid of them for good. There is no reason to just ignore them, not if they bother you that terribly. Find a cream or ointment to treat your warts or talk with your doctor about other treatment options for the warts you have noticed on your

body. They will be able to tell you a lot more about warts, so make sure you ask questions.

The Difference Between A Wart And A Mole Although warts and moles may appear to be the same they are not related conditions. They are thought to be because the often look alike. Warts are defined as small areas of a long standing viral infection. Moles are described as areas of the skin that are heavily pigmented with melanin,the substance that is responsible for general skin coloring.

Warts will vary in their appearance. Warts are not dangerous but can most definitely become a nuisance. A mole that you have from birth may eventually develop into a malignant melanoma. If this occurs it should be removed by a physician immediately.

Some types of warts are as follows. We all probably know about a common wart.

These will appear on your hands or feet.

The typical common wart is a hard lump that has a roughened ,cauliflower-like surface. Moles can appear anywhere on the body. They are small,roughly circular areas of skin that are much darker than the surrounding skin. The larger moles may have course hairs growing out of them. Some moles are present from birth .In some people a few have developed during their childhood. Look for different changes in your children's skin to make sure that you always know that they do not need medical attention of any sorts.

There is also a wart that may be mistaken for a mole that is called molluscum contagiosum. These are tiny pale lumps that are filled with cheesy material. These can be confusing because they are not true warts but they are just like warts. these appear in groups that are usually in children,especially children who have eczema.

The appearance of a mole is a dark patch that constitutes a mole. A mole may be flat or raised above the surrounding skin. There is also a sebaceous cysts. These cysts are sometimes mistaken for warts.

A sebaceous cyst typically will appear as a soft,smooth,yellowish lump just under the

surface of the skin. Sometimes a tiny dark dot can be seen in the skin over the center of the cyst. Your scalp is the most common site for these harmless growths. Most warts will disappear on their own within a few months but sometimes in rare cases it may be several years. If you are concerned about any spots that have come up on your skin then please do not ever hesitate talking with your doctors about these concerns.

If you have warts that you may think are unsightly or annoying go to a dermatologist who can recommend a treatment that is right for your situation. In older people ,what looks like a wart may be a more serious skin condition such as a type of skin cancer such as basal cell carcinoma, So if you are a person who knows a elderly person that might see this as a wart please get it checked out immediately. It could make a great deal of difference in their health.

Pregnancy And Genital Warts One of the beliefs associated with the condition is that in case of women, they are probably linked to pregnancy. So genital warts and pregnancy - is there a connection?

Let's investigate. Pregnant women, infected with HPV and suffering from genital warts, almost always run a high risk of transmitting this extremely contagious disease to the child. It is therefore highly advisable to treat the genital warts before the baby is delivered. Presence of genital warts during pregnancy sometimes leads to a number of problems.

The warts, during such times, often increase in size and make urinating difficult and even painful. Blame it on hormonal changes during pregnancy that cause genital warts to multiply in number, enlarge and even bleed. Genital warts and other types caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), are surprisingly common among men and women. But the reasons behind their attacks are still open to some degree of speculation. In such cases, it is advisable to seek the help of a health care provider who can provide relief.

An abnormal Pap test may indicate the presence of HPV. To begin with, genital warts and pregnancy is not a happy mix. So if there has been a test recently, seek expert medical diagnosis and advice. Genital warts and pregnancy pose other risks as well.

This is because the body's immune system gets weaker during an HPV infection and this makes the lady vulnerable to viruses and infections. If the warts are inside the vaginal passage, they reduce the elasticity of the vagina and cause obstruction. This makes delivery difficult.

It is a comforting thought that pregnant women carrying an HPV infection usually do not give it to their babies. However, in some rare cases, mothers infected with genital warts may give birth to infants who develop warts in their throats, a condition also known as laryngeal papillomatosis. Although very rare, it poses a great life-threat to the newborn, requiring immediate medical attention and frequent laser surgeries to prevent blockage of the breathing passages. According to modern research, the use of interferon therapy along with laser surgery often slows down the course of the disease. Finding a treatment that works is what you need to think about doing because everyone is different in how they treat their warts. For all the (disagreeable) reasons above, it is strongly advised to abstain from sex with a partner who has HPV. The infection spreads primarily through contact. If however abstinence is difficult, be choosy about the partner and stick to the dedicated partner. This minimizes the chances of contracting the disease and safeguards the pregnant mother as well.

Remember, although condoms offer a modest degree of protection against the infection, but they are not foolproof. Pregnancy or no-pregnancy, genital warts are a nasty condition to have. Don't do anything that might spread the infection or delay the process of cure. Do seek medical help as soon as possible. And pregnant mothers of course need to be more alert. After all, you owe it to your unborn child.

Facts About Warts Warts can be a particularly annoying condition to afflict any person. That is because it leads to a good deal of embarrassment and discomfort, disrupting normal life to varying extents. Like the old saying goes, Prevention is better than cure, it is always wiser to try and prevent a genital warts infection rather than falling prey to it and then seeking treatment.

The good news is that genital warts prevention is easier than most people think it is. It is just necessary to know how the virus spreads, and then it is not that difficult to keep the infection at bay. It is highly contagious in nature, and the virus which causes the problem (Human Papillomavirus or HPV) is spread through skin-to-skin contact. As a first step it is important to know the symptoms and then maintain a distance from anyone in whom these symptoms are visible. . The area of occurrence of genital warts clearly establishes the fact that the infection primarily spreads through careless or unprotected sexual activities. Condoms, while offering a modest degree of protection, are not foolproof as they do not offer complete protection. Oral guards used while indulging in oral sex with an infected

partner are not that secured as well. But condoms and other protections should still be used as they substantially enhance the genital warts protection level. In the final analysis, the only reliable genital warts prevention is to stay away from all sexual activity if any of the partners has been infected.

If there has been a detection, adopt a responsible attitude and don't have sex till it is fully cured. One should also bear in mind that non-sexual contact of the genitals (or the affected areas) also promotes the spread of the virus. So remember to exercise appropriate caution before indulging in any such contact. In recent times medicines has been found to protect women from the strains of HPV that cause 70% of all cervical cancers and 90% of all genital warts. Medicines are now prescribed to women ranging in age from 9 to 26. Vaccines are also being researched to administer them before an actual contamination. Currently research is underway to bring out a version of the vaccine that can be used in males as well.

Till then, we may just have to keep on using plain common sense to save ourselves from HPV. General risk factors, if avoided, will help in genital warts prevention. These include smoking, having multiple sexual partners, practising unprotected sex and exposure to the other sexually transmitted infections. Weakened immune systems also pose a great risk and quickly invite infection. This underlines yet another benefit of having a healthy lifestyle. Stay healthy, practice safe sex and avoid unnecessary contact. By following these simple guidelines, genital warts prevention can become surprisingly easy. Warts do not have to slow you down one bit, treat them today so that you can feel better tomorrow.

More Facts Regarding Warts Of All Types As a small rough tumor, the warts can occur mainly in hands and feet. It is the skin infection by a virus known as HPV or the human papilloma virus. Studies have shown that this common virus, on the hands or the feet, can infect three out of four persons.

The warts simply stay for months or year and disappear naturally, but in some cases, they develop cancer.

It is advisable to wash the hands after touching the warts. There are some remedies for the warts removal, though sometimes the home remedies can be there too.

Keratolysis Treatment: Salicylic acid is required to be given to the area affected by the warts. You can get the Salicylic acid in the drugstore or in the supermarkets in two forms: adhesive pads concentrated with the Salicylic acid and bottle of liquid Salicylic acid.

Wash the wart-affected area properly with a medicated cleansing solution, rub the area with a pumice stone or the emery board, and then apply the Salicylic acid. It would take nearly 12 weeks for any solid wart to disappear. Cryosurgery or the Cryotherapy: This treatment consists of freezing the warts by the liquid nitrogen; the wart and the surrounding dead skin will fall off easily.

Laser Treatment: When all other treatments turn out to be ineffective in removing the warts, doctor might use laser; the whole process is quite painful and it would leave scar on your skin, too. Imiquimod: A soft and topical cream, known as Aldara, is applied on the warts. This will create interferon production that will enhance the body immunity system to ward off the warts.

However, it has some side effects also like the redness and irritation to the skin.

Candida Injections: The body immunity system can be raised by injecting the Candida solution. The body will then fight off the warts. Chemical Treatment: Cantharidin is a popularly known chemical to be used in the warts area; the warts will be blistered.

After that, the doctor, at his next visit, will remove the dead skin totally.

A home remedy: Duct tape occlusion therapy or the usage of the Duct tape to remove the warts is another effective way. You can get the Duct Tape in the drugstores and it is found to be a successful removal treatment. Studies show that some use banana skin, vinegar, hot water and washing liquid, aerosol sprays, tea tree oil, potatoes or cauliflower juice in the warts effected area.

Genital warts have no bindings on sex but women are the major victims suffering from this problem. In males the genital warts are quite visible around the penis but in the females they circle even in the inner layer of the vagina and thus become difficult to detect. And the warts get hidden in these layers. The virus spread faster in the warmth of the area and if the woman is an infection carrier, she can outspread the disease easily to her partner's body.

Different Things About Warts That You Might Not Have Known Plantar warts are common, contagious skin growths that appear on the bottoms of your feet. They're caused by a virus and although they can be painful, they're harmless. You can catch a wart from almost any surface, such as the tile floors of locker rooms, showers, even carpets--anywhere someone who already has warts has stepped and left the virus.

Any tiny cut on the outer surface of your foot's skin (epidermis) could be an entry point. Plantar warts often appear flat, but grow inward toward the dermis (second layer) of the skin, which can be painful. Pain or a lump on the bottom of your foot is the first sign (it may feel like a stone is in your shoe); walking may aggravate the sensation.

Doing so will help remove infected skin and keep the virus from spreading elsewhere.

Use a liquid- or bandage-formula over-the-counter wart remover with at least 40 percent salicylic acid. Try Dr. Scholl's Clear Away Plantar Wart Remover ($9; at drugstores).

"It's common practice to freeze warts with liquid nitrogen in a procedure that destroys the infected skin," explains Sandra Johnson, M.D., a dermatologist in Dublin, Ohio. * The bottom line You'll probably come in contact with the virus at some point, but you can prevent warts with good hygiene and, luckily, getting rid of existing ones is relatively easy.

If it wasn't chance, one would need to treat 10 children with duct tape for 6 weeks to remove 1 wart. In 81%, the duct tape would not stick; 32% used extra fixative. A small, flawed study (Arch Pediatr Adol Med 2002; 156:975-977) found duct tape as effective as cryotherapy.

The corn pad was placed overnight, with once-weekly soaks and pumice rubs.

Assessment was blinded. The wart disappeared in 16% of the treatment group and 6% of the placebo group. This difference had a 12% probability of being chance, but the power to detect the difference was under 30%.

Warts are very bothersome and do not look very attractive either, so doing something to get rid of them is so very important for some. It is important to know which type of wart you have before deciding which treatment option that you will be purchasing.

There are different types of medication for different types of warts.

Warts do not make you nasty or ugly, they can be treated usually so there really is no reason for panic. It is important for you to pay close attention to any markings on your skin to ensure that you are taking the proper steps for treatment, instead of wasting your time and money.

Treating spots that end up not being warts is just a waste of your precious time. Take notice of just what type of wart you are infected with, choose your path of treatment and begin noticing the difference in your warts as they slowly go away.

How To Tell If You Have Venereal Warts Venereal warts are similar to other warts. They may be flat or raised,single or multiple. They are often painless and can be very small,so many times they will actually go unnoticed,which increases the risk of spreading the infection to others. On another point of view they may be large and you can easily notice the warts. In woman,venereal warts will often develop on the outer part of the vagina ("vulva"), inside the vagina,on the cervix,or on or near the anus.

Woman who have internal warts (vaginal,anal,or cervical) sometimes will notice a burning sensation or a change in their vaginal discharge. In men,venereal warts usually will erupt on the penis,but they may also show up around the anus or inside the urine tube ("urethra"). When it comes to infection of the urethra it may cause bleeding,discharge,and you will often feel as if you have to urinate more then usual.

Venereal warts are also called "genital warts," and medically speaking they are known as "condom" from the Greek for "knob,". In recent years these sexually transmitted bumps have become a common sexually transmitted disease,particularly among the young adults. About one million Americans develop venereal warts each year.

Venereal warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

While the may look similar to the warts that have developed on the hands,feet,or other parts of your body,HPV warts are more serious in woman, some strains have been associated with a high risk of cervical cancer. These warts are spread only through sexual contact and will usually start to appear two to three months after you are exposed to a person who is infected with them. These are very common and most people are not even aware that they have this.

The best way to deal with with venereal warts is to prevent them. Make sure that you know as much as you can about your partner before becoming intimate. If you do notice odd-looking bumps around their genitals, encourage them for your safety and theirs to get medical help. Sexual partners of those who have been diagnosed with HPV should be checked for signs of the virus. Talk to your doctor today if you have any of these concerns, it is really important that you do so.

Men may do this at home by wrapping the penis and scrotum in gauze or cloth soaked in white vinegar for about five minutes and then looking for any areas that turn white,in which case they should consult a doctor who has experience dealing with sexually transmitted diseases. One last thing men and woman should know,condoms usually prevent transmission of venereal warts. Use them.

Research warts further on the internet or go to your local library and check out some informative books so that you can make sure that you remain healthy. Your health should be very important to you and if you are worried about anything regarding your wellness, please make a doctors appointment today, just for the peace of mind.

Things you should know about genital warts.

Genital warts are usually found around or on the penis or vagina. They are pink or red growths found around the genital areas. They can be spread to other parts of the body as well as other people by contact with the infected places. Genital warts vary in size from barely noticeable to the size of large pimples. They often appear in groups of three or four and may grow and spread rapidly. Sometimes mild pain, itching, and bleeding can occur.

Genital warts are caused by a virus that is called HPV. This is also know as Human Papilloma Virus. This virus is a sexually transmitted disease. If you find out that you have HPV do not be too upset. Over half of middle-aged America has some evidence of being infected. In most cases genital warts will go away on their own, but as there is no cure for HPV they could come back. Usually people that are infected wait to see if they spread or go away on their own. If they spread then there are many treatments options to get rid of genital warts.

As long as genital warts are present you should not have sex. If you do you should always wear a condom. Warts can easily be passed on when they are present. They are consider contagious when they are present. Some warts can be passed on even if you wear a condom. You are taking a risk either way. You just want to take every step there is to take when having safe sex and protecting the person you are with, because you do not want to give something to anyone.

Certain types of HPV are known to cause cervical cancer, anal cancer, vulvular cancer, and cancer of the penis. Though rare, if you are a woman then a simple Pap test will detect any abnormal cervical cells. If you believe or know that you have genital warts it’s a good idea to see your doctor for regular checkups so any abnormal growths can be treated early.

There are a few ways to get rid of them depending on how you want to go about doing so. Regardless of which method you choose, you MUST see your doctor first.

Ask your doctor to prescribe you a topical medication to take home so you don’t have to feel awkward having a stranger perform the application.

These are the different types of ways to get rid of warts. There is cryothreapy, it is where they are frozen off. Then you have electrocautery. This is where they are burned off with electricity. Then there is laser surgery. This is where they are burned off with a high-intensity laser. And finally we have surgical excision. This is where they are cut out. These all can be very painful. They will give you something for the pain.

All of these procedures can leave scars, and may be very painful depending on the warts location so choose carefully.

Detecting Warts On Your Pet We all know that people can get warts,but what about your family pet? Believe it or not your dog can most certainly get warts. Certain viruses are most definitely able to cause the growth of small round skin tumors that are mostly referred to as warts. We can find many different ways to see what a wart looks like.

You can see pictures of different warts by looking at different Internet sites,or you can go to the library and get information and pictures of different types of warts. Like people pets can develop small round shaped skin growths that many of us assume are basically harmless on a human so it would be harmless for your dog. That is not necessarily true. In reality there are many types of round skin growths that can be hard to detect because they are so small.

It is very important that your pet have them examined by the vet. Such growths that are the shape of a small round skin growth may not be innocuous viral warts. Most growths that can develop on your skin must be removed from your skin and a biopsy may have to be done so that the type of wart you have can be identified. Dogs can get the wart called viral warts,but on a dog the wart will not be from the same virus that can cause human warts.

Dogs cannot get a wart from people and of course people cannot get a wart from the dog. When we are dealing with a dog we do not call these growths "warts", We use the most formal term that is called "viral papilloma.

These are benign skin tumors that are caused by the canine oral papillomavirus.

These papillomas are round but will often have a rough surface that is similar to a sea anemone or a cauliflower.

These will usually appear on a young dogs lips and muzzle. This is usually in dogs that are 2 years or younger. These warts will also occur in groups rather than as a single growth. This infection is transmitted with the papillomas on an infected dog. The

incubation period in your dog is 1-2 months. This virus can only be spread among dogs. It is actually not contagious to humans or other pets you may have.

For a dog to become infected,the dog will most likely have an immature immune system. This is why the infected wart will appear on a younger dog. We do not know at this time if the dog that is infected must actually show visible lesions for the warts to be contagious. So since your dog cannot tell you he has something that is bothering him remember what you have learned on warts so you can help your dog when they may occur on him.

Warts can be very bothersome to animals, so if you do suspect your animal has warts, take them to the vet and get it checked out. The warts can be treated and your pet will be much better off thanks to your loving care.

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