The medical term for this condition is 'plantar warts'. Verrucas and warts are caused by a virus known as the human papillomavirus (HPV) of which there are several different types. Many warts ...

Verrucas are caused by an infection with the wart virus, only instead of growing outwards, as they do on your hands, pressure from walking or footwear means the wart goes inwards. In adults they ...

Ask around your friends or colleagues if anyone has a wart, and those who will admit to it will be rare. A verruca? Maybe a few will confess – although more likely to a past affliction as a ...

The myth likely stems from the bumpy, wart-like texture of some frogs’ skin. Warts are common skin growths caused by a viral infection in the top layer of the skin. They are specifically caused ...

Individuals with congenital ichthyosis are at an increased risk for several viral and fungal cutaneous infections when compared with control patients.

However, the virus can still pass from one person to the next during this symptom-free period. Not every bump that appears on the penis, vagina, or anus is a genital wart. Other conditions can ...