Duct Tape Wart Treatment: Fact or Fiction?
If you've encountered a plantar wart, you might be familiar with a treatment method involving "duct tape." While it may seem unconventional, a study from 2003 suggests that duct tape can increase the rate of wart disappearance by 80%. So, is duct tape truly a viable home remedy for treating warts? Let's explore.
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Plantar Warts 101: The Lowdown on Those Sneaky Foot Invaders
Have you spotted a grainy growth on your foot? If it hurts to walk, you may have plantar warts. While common, these warts are often misunderstood. Learn how to prevent and treat them effectively.
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What are Genital Warts?
Anyone can get infected with genital warts. The most common way of transmittal of a genital wart is through intercourse with someone who has genital warts or touching the genitals of someone who already has a genital wart infection.
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Plantar Warts are the most common
Of all the different varieties of warts that are caused by the human papilloma virus, or HPV, plantar warts are the most common and sometimes they can be the most painful. Occasionally these types of warts feature black specks in the center and they usually appear on the pressure points on the soles of the feet.
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Understanding Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the cause of warts. HPV is a viral infection of the skin. There are over 165 identified strains of HPV which cause warts such as genital warts, plantar warts and common warts appearing on the body.
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What Are Warts?
A wart is a virus classified within the Human Papilloma Viruses (HPVs), which represent a group of more than 100 types of wart viruses. Warts are called papillomaviruses because certain types of warts, or papilloma, which are benign (noncancerous) tumors.
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Why we use Thuja Occidentalis to Remove Warts
Scientifically, Thuja occidentalis, in specific concentrations, has the demonstrated the ability to safely eradicate warts on the body. Thus, Thuja represents an effective agent for the treatment of warts due to its wide variety of naturally occurring antimicrobial phytochemicals.
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The Surprising Truth of How Warts Spread
What causes warts? Before medicine hit its stride, many believed that frogs and toads were to blame for these growths, no doubt thanks in part to the small bumps that the amphibians are covered in. Now we know that one of the many strains of the human papillomavirus is the culprit behind warts, but until very recently, we didn’t know as much about how warts spread from person to person.
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