Question 1

following the freezing of a wart is it still contagious?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: if warts still present after liquid nitrogen treatment, it is contagious. Liquid nitrogen cannot kill the virus, it creates a separation between warts and skin underneath.

Question 2

are warts contagious?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Through skin to skin contact the virus (hpv) that causes warts can spread from one person to another. It can aslo be spread to mucous linings like in the mouth or vagina.

Question 3

are all type of warts contagious?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Not warty looking skin lesions are contagious, e.g, seborrheic keratosis looks like a wart but is not contagious. Other types of warts are caused by HPV and are contagious.

Question 4

if you freeze your warts are they still contagious?

Accepted Answer

Possibly...: The skin containing the wart virus is killed and shed eventually.  I, personally would consider them to be contagious until they are gone!

Question 5

i know this is going to seem like a really dumb, but if warts are contagious, how come you get get hundreds?

Accepted Answer

Warts are a virus: Warts are a contagious virus that will spread through the epidermis layer of your skin, thereby getting larger and moving into other surrounding areas.

Question 6

is hpv contagious after warts are gone?

Accepted Answer

Yes: there are many types of HPV and most people who have it never see warts.  So, some types of HPV would show up as warts, but virus lives deeper.

Question 7

if you have hpv with warts are you always contagious?

Accepted Answer

: Those who have active genital warts are considered contagious as long as they are present. They can disappear in a 2 year period from a natural immune response or be removed by laser/chemicals/freezing. There may be residual viral shedding (contagious) for a period after removal from unrecognized tissue sources.Condoms help some when the wart is covered but completely. When all gone=not contagious

Question 8

how contagious is hpv of there are no visable warts presence?

Accepted Answer

The virus can still: be transmitted even if there are no visible warts.

Question 9

how contagious are plantar warts?

Accepted Answer

Not contagious: It may not spread to another person, but it may spread to immediate vicinity of the wart.

Question 10

warts contagious when holding hands?

Accepted Answer

Could be: If there is any opening in the skin.

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