Wart Removal Treatments

The answer to this question is, yes, warts are highly contagious, although some types of warts are less contagious than others. A wart can be passed from one person to another by nothing more than personal contact. It is even possible to contract warts indirectly by the use of a contaminated towel, for example.

Generally speaking, children tend to contract warts more easily than adults, and because they tend to touch other people more consistently (hugging their parents, for instance), it is from children that the majority of warts are contracted.

Most commonly, it is very easy for children to pick up warts on their hands from day-to-day contact with other children who already have warts. This is the most dangerous scenario for the child concerned, because they will often rub their eyes and touch other parts of their body which can very quickly spread the warts.

All kinds of warts are highly contagious, but none more so than genital warts. These are warts that are very easily passed between one sexual partner and the other from vaginal, anal or oral sex. Consequently, if you or your partner is aware that you have genital warts, you must ensure that you only practice safe sex, or that you do not indulge in sexual practices at all.

In the case of women who had sex with an infected partner, it is possible to contract genital warts on the cervix. Genital warts are the number one cause of cervical cancer, and it is possible that a sexually active woman could have warts on her cervix for some time without knowing it.

Any woman who suspects that her sexual partner has genital warts should seek medical advice as soon as possible.

The bottom line is, the only way of preventing warts is by adopting very high levels of cleanliness and hygiene at all times.

For example, if someone in the family has warts, you should make certain that they use their own towels and that these are changed regularly.

Children are especially prone to warts, as are teenagers. However, irrespective of age or gender, anyone, anywhere can find warts growing on their body.

The time that it takes for a wart to develop will vary from person to person. Some people might find a wart developing on their body almost immediately after coming in contact with an infected person, while some people will never have a wart problem because their natural immune system has the ability to protect them against HPV.

Once you have a wart, it is possible that it will go away entirely naturally in as little as a couple of weeks, while on the other hand, some warts can hang around for many months or even years and be extremely difficult to get rid of.

Yet again, it comes down to the individual wart sufferer. If you have a strong, healthy immune system, it will generally make it far more likely that your body will naturally ‘solve’ your wart problem, but it does not always follow.

What is more likely is that if you have an immune system that has been weakened by a pre-existing medical condition like Aids or something as invasive as chemotherapy, it becomes far easier for warts to develop. Furthermore, it is probably going to be far more difficult to get rid of them as well simply because your body would be far less capable of ‘fighting back’ when your immune system is weakened or otherwise compromised.