A 35-year-old member asked:
how do plantar warts spread?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Jeffrey Cohen answered
Podiatry 46 years experience
By contact : Plantar warts are a virus which can be spread by direct contact to ski surfaces. They also spread thru the skin to create multiple warts.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
How do you cure plantar warts?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

Dr. Morris Westfried answered
Dermatology 46 years experience
Aspirin: Wet an Aspirin and apply nightly with tape. Another safe treatment is 5flouracil cream.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Is it possible to spread plantar warts through footwear?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
Podiatry 28 years experience
Possible: If you wear someone else's footwear.....
5040 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
New York, NY
A 28-year-old male asked:
How long do warts live out side its host.. I have been diagnosed with plantar warts and i was also told it can get into me cloths and spread.
3 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in

Dr. Ipe Kalathoor answered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Warts: Warts can stay with you for a long time. It can be successfully treated by cryo- or candida injection. See your doctor.
4872 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Canada
A 24-year-old female asked:
Can plantar warts be spread in communal bathrooms if you wear socks That aren't necessarily thick?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
Podiatry 28 years experience
I'm not sure : Plantar warts can spread. Not sure anyone has conducted such an experiment before with socks in a communal bathroom.
2360 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Brazil
A 26-year-old male asked:
Do plantar warts pass on dry floor or does it need to be wet to spread?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Peter Ihle answered
Orthopedic Surgery 54 years experience
Neither, they just-: -happen. Athletes foot is a different can of worms.
1081 viewsAnswered Aug 1, 2018
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