List Diseases – W
Warts are caused by the human papilloma virus. At least 60 types of human papilloma virus have been identified to date. None of them are strictly specific to a particular type of wart.
Warts on the hands are mainly the result of the human papilloma virus, transmitted through direct contact with an infected person or through common objects. The incubation period of the disease can be several months. Warts are most common among children and adolescents. Psychological stress, increased sweating, and damage to the skin can also contribute to the development of the disease.
Warts on the eyelids are a common contagious skin disease.
Warts are contagious, and children with their immature immune systems are most susceptible to infection.
Removing warts is a question that many people suffering from this infectious disease ask either their friends or doctors. What methods and ways of removing these unpleasant growths exist, and which of them should be used?
Among the benign pigmented formations on the skin – nevi (from the Latin naevus – birthmark) – a warty nevus protruding above the surface of the skin stands out, which, as the name suggests, resembles a wart.
Today, various diseases and skin neoplasms are becoming more and more common. They not only cause discomfort, but also become the cause of aesthetic damage and external unattractiveness.
Wagner's disease also refers to vitreoretinal dystrophies with an autosomal dominant type of inheritance. The gene responsible for the development of Wagner's disease is localized on the long arm of chromosome 5.
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