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Why do warts come out?
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Caused by a virus: Warts are caused by the hpv virus.
Answered 4/7/2013
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HPV: Hpv, the virus that causes the warts, can activate and start a chronic inflammation in the skin cells; this inflammation causes basically fibrous tissue to proliferate, becoming a wart.
Answered 12/10/2016
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