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Years ago (and I am certain sometimes even today), parents strictly warned children against touching toads for fear the child might get warts.  For their own part, children trembled at the thought of running into a witch for much the same reason.   Old wives’ tales and home remedies abound on this topic and every family seems to have a favorite home remedy.

What are warts?  Usually they are rough raised bumps on the skin, varying in color from skin toned to quite a bit darker.  They look a whole lot like those bumpy protrusions on toads!  Hence the myths.  Complicating the topic, not ALL warts look like that.  They can be dark, smooth and flat.  One can erupt with a single wart or with patches of them that can look rather alarming.

Where do warts come from?   They do NOT come from toads or witches!  But they ARE contagious.  So beware.  Warts are a direct result of exposure to the human papilloma virus (HPV).  If all members of a family were to be exposed to HPV, some might get warts and others would not.  A greater danger exists to damaged or broken skin.  Hangnails, burns, work abrasions and the like can increase the risk.  Once a person has a wart infection, there is a possibility of passing it on to other people or to other areas of their own body. 

Who gets warts?  For some reason they are more common in children than in adults.  It makes sense.  Children spend a lot of time outside where the virus can hide; they often have open injuries from play and they spend a lot of time with other children.  Imagine all those falls and tumbles from jungle gyms, bikes and swings.  Women get them more than men.  That probably has much to do with frequent exposure to children and to dirt.  The older we get, the less chance we have for a wart infection.  People who handle meat, poultry and fish have an increased risk.   Approximately 10% of the population will experience warts. Risk increases for people who take steroids, suffer from autoimmune disease or take medication to suppress their immune system.

Are Plantar Warts different?  Same virus, different wart.  Flat wart treatment, wart treatment, plantar wart treatment are all virtually the same.  Plantar Warts are usually found on the feet. They are darker.  A bit more painful according to patients.

What happens if I do nothing?  Not much.  Within two years most warts go away if they are untreated.  BUT why would anyone go through that?  Two years is a long time.  Warts are unsightly and embarrassing.  And for those occasional ‘phobiacs’ who still perceive sufferers as evil-doers, there can be fear mongering and exclusion.   Adults can defend and instruct but children cannot always do that.  Wart remedies, home remedies, wart treatments and wart cures are available.