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2. Molluscum contagiosum - Wikipedia

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   Molluscum contagiosum (MC), sometimes called water warts, is a viral infection of the skin that results in small raised pink lesions with a dimple in the center. [1] They may become itchy or sore, and occur singularly or in groups. [1] Any area of the skin may be affected, with abdomen, legs, arms, neck, genital area, and face being the most ...

3. It's pretty common for kids to get warts. What parents need ...

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   Warts can also spread through fomites, or surfaces where the virus that causes warts can live for a short time, Thompson explains. Examples of fomites are towels, razors and damp shower floors.

4. The best way to care for warts at home - AOL

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   It has 17% salicylic acid and can be applied to common warts and plantar warts, according to Camp. To help maximize its effectiveness, consider soaking the affected area for five minutes, drying ...

5. What You Should Never, Ever Do if You Have a Wart ... - AOL

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   Dr. Hayes says that using the same file, emery board, pumice stone or nail clippers on your warts as you use on your healthy skin and nails can spread your warts to other parts of your body.

6. Wart - Wikipedia

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   Warts are non-cancerous viral growths usually occurring on the hands and feet but which can also affect other locations, such as the genitals or face. [1] [3] One or many warts may appear. [3] They are distinguished from cancerous tumors as they are caused by a viral infection, such as a human papillomavirus, rather than a cancer growth. [3]

7. Plantar wart - Wikipedia

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   Friction ridges are disrupted by plantar warts; if the lesion is not a plantar wart, the striations continue across the top layer of the skin. Plantar warts tend to be painful on application of pressure from either side of the lesion rather than direct pressure, unlike corns (which tend to be painful on direct pressure, instead). [citation needed]

8. Skin infections and wrestling - Wikipedia

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   Usually for treatment liquid nitrogen can be used to freeze the molluscum off but other methods include other creams that burn the warts off, or oral medications. [3] The herpes simplex virus comes in two different strains, though only one is spread among wrestlers. Type 1 (HSV-1) can be transmitted through contact with an infected individual ...

9. Airborne transmission - Wikipedia

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   It is intended to be posted outside rooms of patients with an infection that can spread through airborne transmission. [1] Video explainer on reducing airborne pathogen transmission indoors Airborne transmission or aerosol transmission is transmission of an infectious disease through small particles suspended in the air. [ 2 ]