Plantar warts occur most frequently in children and young adults. Plantar warts are epidermal lesions caused by an infection by the human papilloma virus (HPV). These are usually encountered on the soles of the feet. Unfortunately, these grow inward, often resulting in a painful hard lump. It is not uncommon for these to have black spots in the ...

A wart is a small, rough growth, occurring somewhere on the skin. Warts are caused by viral infection, the virus in question being the human papilloma virus (HPV). There are many different types of warts, as classified according to their appearance, their causative agent (the type of human pappiloma virus responsible for them), and the part of the body they ...

Human papillomavirus or HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that causes diseases like genital warts, cervical cancer etc. Approximately 130 subtypes of HPV have so far been identified and out of them, only ten strains can cause genital warts. Out of these ten subtypes, only 6 and 11 are responsible for 90% of the genital warts cases. Fortunately, you can ...

If genital warts are bad, trying to get rid of them may be worse unless of course you pick up the right therapy. However, before you decide how to get rid of genital warts you should learn about what genital warts are first and how one is infected by it. That will help you to fight them more confidently. However ...