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Warts, otherwise known as warts, are a common skin disease that attacks regardless of our age. These convex, cauliflower-shaped bumps appearing on the skin turned out to be the inspiration for many myths and rumors. Some of them are so deeply entrenched in our society that some still believe they are real. So we clear up any inaccuracies and slander related to warts.
Myth: Toads can cause warts to grow
Many species of frogs, especially toads, have warts on the surface of their skin. According to old tales, touching and wearing frogs or toads can cause the warts to spread to your skin. It was also believed over the years that toad feces contain bacteria and germs that cause warts in humans.
Warts found on the skin of frogs and toads are completely different structures than the common warts in humans. Warts in frogs and toads are a defensive adaptation and are special structures in which mucus and sometimes venom are collected. When an amphibian is in danger, it secretes a milky substance with the help of these special warts. It contains unpleasant, irritating and sometimes also poisonous compounds that will deter and discourage a potential attacker. Toad and frog warts have nothing to do with warts in humans and are not infectious, but it may not be pleasant to touch and hold these animals.
Myth: Kurzajki are not contagious
Kurzajki are caused by the HPV virus. Many people mistakenly believe that the skin traps the virus in it, just like a fly caught in a glass. Consequently, the virus cannot spread beyond the layers of the skin, so it cannot infect other people with warts.
Kurzajki are contagious. We come into contact with HPV when we touch the handles that a person with warts touched, shake hands with someone who has skin lesions, or when we type on a keyboard that a person with warts used to write on. Contact with the skin of a person infected with this virus is the most common way of spreading the virus and the appearance of warts.
Zobacz: What about warts? Treatment, prevention, methods of wart removal
When the virus enters our skin, through small cracks or scratches, it causes a rapid growth of skin cells in a given place. However, it will be months before the change becomes visible to the naked eye. During this time, tiny blood vessels will be brought to the infected area, which will supply the wart with nutrients, which will allow it to grow. When the wart is large, the blood vessels look like small black spots or grains embedded in the skin.
Although warts are ugly and you can catch the virus practically anywhere, there are several ways to reduce the spread of the virus:
- Do not brush, brush or shave the wart-infected area;
- Use a separate nail file, nail clippers, or nail scissors on fingers that are infected;
- Do not scratch the nipples;
- Wash your hands thoroughly with plenty of water after touching the nipples;
- If you have a wart, start treating it as soon as possible.
Myth: You can remove the wart by home remedies
There are as many home remedies as there are myths about warts. Many people resort to methods such as rubbing their nipples with garlic, applying castor oil paste and baking powder, applying crushed vitamin C tablets and more sophisticated ones: sealing the nipples with adhesive tape or wiping the lesions with pineapple juice. Scientific research refutes most of these methods
Some experts estimate that about a third of warts will disappear on their own within about 3 months after the appearance of the lesion, although there are also occasions when a wart may disappear after two years. Because so many of the warts go away on their own, many people think it’s because of the “miracle” home remedies they use.
Specialists recommend that warts should be treated with preparations intended for this purpose, or in a doctor’s office, because warts spread very easily. There are many effective and painless ways to get rid of warts, such as: cryotherapy (freezing warts), laser removal, or removal of cantaridine, a substance obtained from the oleic beetles, with the use of a preparation.
Try the Help4Skin spray for warts and warts, which works by freezing and allows you to get rid of warts quickly and conveniently without visiting a doctor. However, it should be remembered that in the event of any doubts or periprocedural complications, it may be necessary to consult a specialist.
Myth: Kurzajki cause cancer
Kurzajki are benign tumors, so many people believe they are also carcinogenic. Following this line of reasoning, if you have warts you could get cancer.
This myth, however, is partly based on truth. Common warts are lesions caused by HPV. Currently, scientists have discovered about 200 strains of this virus, but fortunately most of them do not cause cancer.
However, there are several types of HPV that are classified as high risk or oncogenic. The appearance of a virus of the oncogenic type leads to the formation of neoplasms of healthy cells and the formation of neoplasms, while the non-oncogenic types cause warts. According to scientists, there are two main types of high-risk HPV (16 and 18), which account for about 70-80 percent of the disease. tumors caused by this virus.
The risk of getting cancer due to HPV on our hands and feet is very small, but in this case it is worth visiting a dermatologist and learning about the virus itself and the correct treatment of warts caused by it.