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Almost all of us have warts | at some time In our lives. Ordinary warts are not dangerous to health. About half of all warts eventually disappear even If untreated. In a new pamphlet the Ameri can Medical Association reports that a wart Is a viral Infection of the skin. It also 1 can be described as a viruscaused growth. Ordinary3 warts are not malignant and ! do not become so. 1 Adults are less likely to have 1 warts than children. This may 1 be the result of an acquired Immunization—a build-up of antibodies—that occurs as a person grows older. And, of course, some people never get warts, while others have dozens of warts covering extensive areas of the body. Warts are contagious. They can be transmitted from one person to another. Scratching or picking at warts sometimes causes them to spread. They can also be spread by shaving over them or by brushing and combing the hair if there are warts in the scalp. Warts can occur on any part of the skin, but most often appear on the hands, fingers and on the soles of the feet. Those on the soles—plantar warts— cause the most trouble. Because of the pressure of shoes and walking, they are pushed inward instead of bulging outward, sometimes causing sharp pain. Usually warts are treated medically only when they are tender or painful, when they interfere with functions of the body or when they are so locat ed as to be unattractive cosmetically. There are several methods of treatment. Your physician will select the best method for you, or possibly recommend a combination of
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