Viral Warts > Fact Sheets > Yale Medicine
2019-12-2u2002·u2002While having warts can be annoying—even embarrassing—they are often treatable and not harmful. Common warts, flat warts, and plantar warts are viral infections of the skin (most originating from the human papillomavirus or HPV family, but not the strains associated with cancer). 'Viruses like to infect through cuts in the skin,' says Yale Medicine dermatologist …
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