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A member asked:
Can touching things from years ago when you had a virus such as moles or warts cause you to have them again years later?
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No: Moles are not caused by a virus but warts are. Although there may be a delay in onset of a wart after contact with the virus , it is highly unlikely to have the wart emerge years later. Incidentally manywarts likely arise because of disruption on one's immune system
Answered 10/30/2017
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Unlikely. : A virus would simply not exist that long outside of the body.
Answered 11/3/2017
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