What are Filiform Warts?

Filiform warts are long, narrow, and rapidly growing tumors found in the outer skin layer. These tumors are considered noncancerous and pose no real danger. Filiform warts are usually finger-like in shape and project themselves from the skin. 

They can be located in the face, eyelid, nose, lips, chin, and neck. 

They are more common in elder children than in any other age group. They may sometimes itch or even bleed if they become irritated. This usually happens when they are scratched or when they are accidentally rubbed against clothing.

A filiform wart is caused by a viral infection. This viral infection is caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). It is contagious and may be transmitted via physical contact.

Filiform warts generally go away without medical intervention after several months or after a few years.

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What is a Foot Wart?

Foot warts are found at the bottom of the foot. A foot wart is about 1 cm in diameter and is generally paler than the nearby skin. It has tiny black dots at the center.

Foot warts have the tendency to group together into clusters. And because it is at the bottom of the foot, this type of wart is generally flat.

Sometimes, a foot wart causes pain because of the constant pressure exerted on it when walking. Furthermore, because of this constant pressure, it has the tendency to grow back inside the foot.

A foot wart is also known as plantar wart. The medical name for this type of wart is verruca plantaris or verruca.

The human papilloma virus (HPV) causes foot warts. This virus is also responsible for other type of warts. HPV can enter your skin from cuts or scratches. Take note that the human papilloma virus is contagious. Objects that are touched by another person who carries the virus may also be contagious.

The human papilloma virus dwells in wet and warm habitats. So, bathrooms and swimming pool areas are excellent places for this virus. It is a good idea to not walk bare footed in these areas.

And if you have a foot wart, then do not scratch it then touch other parts of your body afterwards. Do not to scratch it with your other foot, as well.

Treatment methods for foot warts include over the counter wart removal treatments, surgical wart removal treatment, and home treatments for warts.

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How Do You Get Warts?

You get warts by being infected with the human papilloma virus or HPV. A wart is actually a non-cancerous growth caused by an infection of this type of virus.

There are many strains of the human papilloma virus. Some of these types cause warts. This virus is contagious and it can enter into your body usually through small cuts or scratches on your skin.

Here are the ways how you can get infected with HPV:

• Direct contact a person who has warts 

• Direct contact a person who is a carrier of the virus 

• Using an object that has been touched by a person who carries the virus

• Sexual activity 

Direct contact with the wart of another person may transfer the virus to your body. This is more frequent in children and adolescents than in adults. For example, while children are playing contact sports, they inadvertently touch the warts of other people.

Take note that an individual may have the virus even if no type of visible growth has developed. This is because the virus does not always develop into a wart. So, an individual may transmit the virus without having developed any growth himself. However, the individual who has been contaminated may develop the wart.

Some strains of HPV are responsible for genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease.

Viruses can remain dormant for several months or even years when they are outside the body. They may start to multiply and increase their activity once they are inside the human body. 

So, be careful when frequenting places that may harbor the virus. The human papilloma virus can be found in moist and warm places. It may lie on the floors of swimming pools, showers, gyms, bathrooms, and locker rooms. Walking barefoot in these places increases the chances that you can get the virus through a small cut or scratch in your feet or other parts of your body.

If you are contaminated with the virus, then you can contaminate the other areas of your body as well. This occurs by scratching your wart and touching other areas of your body. 

From Skin Moles to Cancerous Growths

Moles are quite common. In fact, most adults have up to twenty in various places in their body. A large majority of skin moles appear during the first twenty years of a person's life.

Moles are actually tumors -- the most common tumors among humans. Most of them are harmless, though, and their effects are largely cosmetic. 

The harmful or dangerous moles are referred to as dysplastic nevi. These are the moles that eventually become melanoma or skin cancer. 

Some moles can turn into precancerous growths then develop into dangerous types of cancer. Consult with a physician if you notice changes in the size and appearance of a certain mole.

Here are some signs that your skin mole might be something other than a normal skin discoloration. Cancerous skin moles may possess one or all of the following characteristics:

• Turns larger than a pencil eraser
• Has an inconsistent or irregular color or shape
• Bleeds spontaneously
• Feels itchy or painful
• Changes (minor or otherwise) in size and color

As with all types of cancer, early detection and treatment yields the best results.

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5 Main Types of Skin Moles

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Skin moles are growths on the skin. They are usually round or oval-shaped. Their color is generally brown. They are very common and they can occur all over the body but they occur more frequently on the trunk of the body, the face, and the arms.

Different types of skin moles have different characteristics and properties. Here are the five main types:

Junctional Moles: These are typically in shades of brown and can be very slightly raised above the skin or completely flat

Compound Moles: These growths are usually raised and can be of a tan shade to a deep brown. This type involves melanocytes (which are the cells that produce our skin color) and can be found in the upper and lower layers of the skin.

Dermal Moles: These types of growths can contain hair and are very common on the upper half of the body. They can be the same color as the flesh all the way through a dark brown.

Blue Moles: These are always raised slightly and as the name indicates are a deep brownish or bluish. Women possess these types of growths much more commonly than men.

Sebaceous Moles: This type of growth does not resemble the rest in that they are very rough to the touch and typically yellowish. They are caused by overactive oil glands.

Most of the different types of growths are non-cancerous. But if you notice any changes on their size and color, then you should seek medical attention. 

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10 natural remedies for canker sores

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The bigger the lesion, the more painful a canker sore becomes. The most common types of canker sores are 3 to 10-mm in diameter; they are called minor ulcerations.

Do away with over the counter medications for your canker sore. Although the painful oral condition goes away on its own after seven to ten days, you may want to seek relief using the following natural remedies.

10 factors that may cause canker sores

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A canker sore is a burning sore or a surface wound that usually develops in the mucous membrane. Sutton’s disease, a painful condition, is characterized by a recurring canker sore. 

Canker sores are usually mistaken for cold sores (fever blisters). Cold sores normally form on the outer lips and the mouth corners. They are caused by the herpes virus. Canker sores, on the other hand, are neither caused by bacteria nor viruses, so antibacterial products and antibiotics do not have any effect against them. 

Canker sores are very common oral problems. They are not contagious and simply go away after seven to ten days without treatment. Be wary of an oral ulceration that is painless; it may be an early form of cancer.