Cutaneous non-cancerous warts

  • Sarita Louise Downing
Keywords: warts, Cutaneous non-cancerous warts

Abstract

In the medieval ages, people often associated warts with witches and old wives tales. Some superstitions had people believing that warts could be contracted by handling toads and cured by rubbing bacon rind on the wart. However, thanks to the enlightenment of scientific research, we know that warts are a viral infection caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

Author Biography

Sarita Louise Downing

MSc Pharmacology

Published
2019-07-05
Section
Review