Common symptoms of warts as per experts
Common symptoms of warts as per experts
Overview
Noncancerous skin growths caused due to infection by human papillomavirus (HPV).
Symptoms
If you’re experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.
Warts vary in shape and size based on its types. They are sometimes associated with pain.
They may appear as:
- Small grainy skin growths
- Bumps with rough or smooth surface
- Flat areas
- Growths with dark dots in the center
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Causes
- Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV)
– HPV spreads by direct contact with the virus. It could also spread through:
- Touching a wart and touching another part of the body
- Direct contact with an infected person
- Sharing objects and clothes with an infected person
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