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Can It Be Contagious To Touch Wart Affected Person?
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i am a man.A friend of mine has black moles that has recently appeared on his area around neck and has also covered all his abdomen area .He got it burnt by sallicilic acid.When he showed it too me the affected area, i touched it to see it? He told me its kind of warts.My question is do you think i will get infected because i touched the affected area???
i didnt wash my hands and I on went to pee where i held my penis while urinating .My question is do you think i be infected with warts or genital warts?? as i read its contagious? and wat should i do for it not to happen??????
i am a man.A friend of mine has black moles that has recently appeared on his area around neck and has also covered all his abdomen area .He got it burnt by sallicilic acid.When he showed it too me the affected area, i touched it to see it? He told me its kind of warts.My question is do you think i will get infected because i touched the affected area???
i didnt wash my hands and I on went to pee where i held my penis while urinating .My question is do you think i be infected with warts or genital warts?? as i read its contagious? and wat should i do for it not to happen??????
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Sat, 22 Feb 2014
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
I understand your concern about getting infection by touching warts. Plane warts are not so infective and do not spread by superficial touching. Genital warts are transmitted by sexual route most commonly and by fomites where there is sharing of towels and linen with infected individual.
Do not worry unnecessarily. Very less chances of getting infected.
Thanks.
Welcome to HCM.
I understand your concern about getting infection by touching warts. Plane warts are not so infective and do not spread by superficial touching. Genital warts are transmitted by sexual route most commonly and by fomites where there is sharing of towels and linen with infected individual.
Do not worry unnecessarily. Very less chances of getting infected.
Thanks.
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