Warts are caused by HPV or the Human Papilloma Virus. More than 70 types of the HP virus have been identified. 8-10 percent of the population have warts Women are more likely to have warts than men. Warts are contagious. There has been a dramatic rise in the incidents of genital warts Mothers can give their newborn children genital warts in the birth canal.
Animals carry other types of virus.
Most warts will disappear over time. The incubation period for the wart virus can be from 2 weeks to several months making it difficult to determine where it came from. The more warts a person has the more infectious they become, Warts can be successfully removed. Genital warts can be prevented. Common warts are clusters of effected cells.