Warts are usually skin-colored and feel rough to the touch, but they can be dark, flat and smooth. Plantar warts are warts on the bottom of the feet. Flat warts can be found on the face and on the body, trunk, legs and feet. Warts in the genital area are called venereal warts. The appearance of a wart depends on where it is growing.
Warts are contagious and can be spread from person to person.
This is particularly true if the skin is injured. Shaving the face in men and shaving the legs in women can spread warts. Do not use another person s razor. Children and adults can spread warts by picking them and biting their fingernails that have warts. Some people are just more likely to catch the wart virus than are others, just as some people are more prone to catch a cold.