
Warts Treatment
About Warts
There are more than 100 types of HPV, the virus that causes warts. Almost all types of HPV cause relatively harmless warts that appear on your hands or feet. However, there are a few strains of HPV that cause warts on, in, and around your genitals. In women, these warts — called “genital warts” — can eventually lead to cervical cancer, a potentially fatal disease.If you think you have genital warts or think you have been exposed to them, you should see a doctor right away.
Warts are contagious to others and if a treatment requires that you rub the wart with a fingernail file or a pumice stone, don’t use that utensil on any other part of your body. Don’t try to treat warts on your feet if you have diabetes since you can easily injure yourself without realizing it. Don’t try to remove warts on your face or another sensitive part of your body (such as your genitals, mouth, or nostrils) with at-home treatments.