Question 1

Are warts contagious? Can we wash together?

Accepted Answer

Yes, contagious. Direct contact with warts or sharing towels/bathroom floors can transmit. Personal items should be separate for safety.

Question 2

Plantar warts vs. corns — different?

Accepted Answer

Different. Plantar warts come from virus and have black dots (vessels) inside; corns are from pressure and have a core.

Question 3

Why am I more prone to warts?

Accepted Answer

Easily occurs in those with weak immunity, moist hands/feet, or lots of small skin wounds. Children, adolescents, and atopy patients are high risk.

Question 4

What are warts?

Accepted Answer

Benign tumors caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infecting the skin. Common on hands and feet; spreads and recurs when immunity drops.

Question 5

Difference between water warts (molluscum) and regular warts?

Accepted Answer

Water warts are from poxvirus, regular warts from HPV. Water warts have a depressed center looking like blisters and mainly occur in children.

Question 6

What are flat warts?

Accepted Answer

Small flat warts on forehead, cheeks, hands. Skin-tone or light brown, often grouped in clusters.

Question 7

Is wart freezing (liquid nitrogen) painful?

Accepted Answer

Briefly cold and prickly. After the procedure, blisters form, turn black-scabbed and fall off as the wart sheds. Multiple repeated treatments are needed.

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