All about warts and how to get rid of them  What Causes Warts?
Two Main Causes of Warts  How do you get warts? The mode of
getting these warts is a most commonly asked question. Generally
speaking, warts are due to infection with the Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV). The HPV virus highly varies, having around 130
different types of viruses. Infecting usually the skin or
genitals, each HPV type can only infect its own specific areas.
It is very important to remember that only some of the Human
Pappilloma Viruses can develop a wart, also termed papilloma.
The common warts are caused by the HPV virus types 2 and 4.
Plantar warts are commonly caused by the type 1, Anogenital
warts by type 6 and 11, Flat warts by types 3, 10 and 28 and
Butcher’s warts by type 7.  After mentioning the types of the
Human Papilloma virus that cause warts, it is also important to
note that warts can be caught from others. Warts are contagious
and can enter the human body in a region where there is a wound.
Warts usually don’t last long, d