There are many types of warts that can affect people and while most are considered harmless, often they can be painful and unsightly. They can develop on just about any part of the human body although they are most common on the hands, fingers, feet, neck, and face, and they can affect anyone regardless of age, sex, or race.
Common Types of Warts
Generally speaking, warts can be described as localized growths in the skin caused by the human papillomavirus infection (HPV). While they are considered contagious and can spread from one person to another, if a person is not susceptible to the wart, even direct contact won’t cause warts to develop.
There are many types of warts that can affect people and while most are considered harmless, often they can be painful and unsightly. They can develop on just about any part of the human body although they are most common on the hands, fingers, feet, neck, and face. Warts can occur in any age group from young children through to the elderly, and they can affect any race, any nationality, and both male and female equally.
The Various Types of Warts Include:
- common warts
- planter warts
- flat warts
- periungal warts
- viral warts
- finger warts
- foot warts
- facial warts
- filiform warts
- genital warts
These various types of warts can affect almost any part of the body including, the face, neck, fingers, feet, lip, genitals, mouth, and even the tongue.
Having a general awareness of the most common types of warts will make it easier for the wart sufferer to either seek out professional care, or to find the appropriate wart treatment to use themselves. Being armed with the knowledge that warts can developed in anyone, at anytime, and the fact that they are extremely common, can also help alleviate the stigma that some wart sufferers may feel.
