Who Has Warts and Why?
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About one in four people have common, flat, or plantar warts at some
time in their lives. Children tend to have warts more often than adults do,
and people who bite their fingernails or pick at hangnails may be more
likely to have warts because tiny openings in the skin provide a way for
HPV to enter the body. Someone with a weakened immune system*, due
to a chronic* illness or an infection, for example, also may be more likely
to have warts. Warts are very contagious because HPV can pass easily from
one person to another by contact. Genital warts spread through sexual
intercourse. In fact, they are the most common cause of sexually transmitted
disease in the United States. In rare cases, a mother with genital warts
can pass HPV to her baby during birth. The virus can cause growths on
the baby’s vocal cords or elsewhere in the infant’s respiratory tract.
time in their lives. Children tend to have warts more often than adults do,
and people who bite their fingernails or pick at hangnails may be more
likely to have warts because tiny openings in the skin provide a way for
HPV to enter the body. Someone with a weakened immune system*, due
to a chronic* illness or an infection, for example, also may be more likely
to have warts. Warts are very contagious because HPV can pass easily from
one person to another by contact. Genital warts spread through sexual
intercourse. In fact, they are the most common cause of sexually transmitted
disease in the United States. In rare cases, a mother with genital warts
can pass HPV to her baby during birth. The virus can cause growths on
the baby’s vocal cords or elsewhere in the infant’s respiratory tract.
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