what causes warts on fingers and what are they
A: All warts (or âverrucaeâ) are caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). On the hands, theyâre referred to as common warts; on the bottom of the feet theyâre called plantar warts; around the fingernails theyâre called periungual warts; on the genitals or around the anal area theyâre called genital warts.
Altogether, there are over 100 different strains of this virus. Some of these strains cause genital warts, whereas other strains of HPV lead to common warts that tend to pop up on the hands and fingers (which might be the type your beau has), plantar warts that grow on feet, and flat warts that grow on hands and legs.