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Warts are a familiar occurrence for many people, and are caused by either a viral infection, or because they are contagious when touched by the skin of a sufferer, but what indeed are warts? In fact warts are actually benign tumors of the epidermis caused by a virus specifically by the human papilloma virus (HPV). For most of the time lumps are typically painless, bar those on the soles of the feet. Routinely if you have a wart it will be skin-coloured and feel somewhat tough on the skin, but they can also be other shapes and colours.

Warts not only happen in adults, but are seen in children as well. Sometimes the virus passes from a mother to a new born child. Warts are contagious and so can spread from one person to another when someone directly touches the warts of the affected individual. And it can definitely spread through direct sex. Protection during sex such as wearing a condom may not be enough to stop an infiltration.

You can transmit warts from your hands to your genitals and vice versa

No you can’t. The types of HPV causing genital warts are different strains to those causing warts on your body elsewhere. If your child has genital warts, he or she has been sexually abused and needs to receive medical attention and counselling immediately.
Types

Common warts - mostly found on fingers, hands, knees, and elbows, where the skin has been broken. These are also called “seed” warts because the blood vessels to the wart produce black dots that look like seeds.

Plantar warts - found on the bottom of the foot (known as verruca). They can be very uncomfortable - like walking on a small stone.

Having to suffer with warts, whether common warts, planters warts, or even genital warts is no fun. Along the road to finding out how to treat warts, it will help you make a better treatment selection if you know what causes warts and the different types of warts. This article will explore the main causes and types of warts, and lead to treatment options for wart removal.

Topical ointments are also available over the counter, but their effectiveness varies with every individual. All these treatments depend on the reaction of the body and the extent of the infection. It would be wise to seek medical help if you have warts so that proper treatment can be administered.

Natural Remedy

First of all peel the banana. Cut a small piece of the skin and apply it directly to the wart, this can be held in place using a piece of tape or a band aid. This method is best done overnight, and can be repeated until the wart has completely gone. This natural remedy will not make them disappear immediately, a couple of weeks is needed before you will see any positive results.

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Acne is a chronic disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Some of the characteristics of acne include black heads, pimples, cysts, infected abscesses, and rarely scarring. Acne usually occurs during adolescence in both men and women. To be more specific, acne starts during puberty and tends to get worse for people with oily skin. Acne badly affects teenage boys. Only mild to moderate forms of acne occur in middle-aged women. Acne can be seen most commonly on the face.

To get rid of acne, you have to understand what causes it in the first place. All in all, the formation of acne pimples a pretty complicated process that even scientists and dermatologists don’t fully understand. What is known though, can be summed up in a fairly simple manner – Acne bacteria (p. acnes) get trapped inside a pore (hair follicle). The bacteria then feed upon the sebum (oil) trapped inside the pore, and multiply, causing an infection.

There are many types of acne, but the most common form occurs during the teenage years when young adults experience a dramatic increase in hormone levels. These hormones signal the skin glands to produce more oil. When this oil mixes with dead cells, it can clog pores in the skin and trap bacteria as well. The result is often a raised tissue area characterized by swelling, redness, and pus. These bumps are also known as “pimples,” the symptom most commonly associated with acne.

The common symptoms of acne include persistent, recurrent red spots or swellings on the skin known as pimples. The pimples become inflamed and get filled with pus. The pimples usually occur on the face, chest, shoulders, neck, or upper portion of the back. Some of the other symptoms include dark spots with open pores at the center, which are known as blackheads, bulged spots under the skin without openings, which are known as whiteheads, and red swellings or lumps filled with pus, which are known as pustules.

Acne or pimples affects almost everybody. Though most pimples heal without leaving any scar, some severe acne leave scars, pits, uneven skin on healing. As pimples mostly affect face, scars and pits look unsightly. Although not life threatening, acne can cause depression and low self esteem. There are many acne scar treatments available to people now.

While this inescapable skin affliction is destroying your precious face, you are not completely aware how to get rid of acne. Luckily, nowadays medicine has improved a lot and you will come across plenty of information, which will help you to get rid of acne. What have you done in order to get rid of acne so far? Have you already seen skin doctor? Are you still destroying your face with drugstore creams and gels? If you are sure that you want to get rid of acne, first you should take a trip to the dermatologist.

More successful over the counter acne treatments involve the use of topical antibiotics such as Benzoyl peroxide. These treatments, typically in topical cream form, directly kill the bacteria that cause acne. These topical antibiotics kill the bacteria using oxidation, so it is impossible for bacterial to develop resistance. Caution should be taken when using oxidizing antibacterial treatments since they can also bleach clothing and fabric.

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