Warts Warts are extremely common in the general population. There appears to be no current data on the occurrence of warts in Native American Populations. In my daily practice, I would have to say this is an extremely common occurrence among healthy children and young adults. This infection causes a growth to occur, with scaling and thickening of the skin.
Warts can occur on any part of the body but are most common on the hands and feet.
The common wart is spread mainly by direct contact with another persons' body. There are multiple treatments available, the most commonly used one is called cryotherapy, in which liquid nitrogen is often sprayed or applied directly to the wart, which allows the wart to freeze, and subsequently destroys the wart. There are a number of other chemicals that may be applied directly to the wart. Some are available over the counter or by prescription only. Some of these can be difficult to use as well as messy, causing problems to the normal skin surrounding the wart.