- a small, rough tumor
- caused by a viral infection, specifically by the human papillomavirus (HPV)
- contagious when in contact with the skin of an infected person
- typically disappear after a few months but can last for years and can recur
- also known as verruca
Types of wart
1. Common wart (Verruca vulgaris),
- a raised wart with roughened surface
2. Flat wart
- a small
- smooth flattened wart
- tan or flesh coloured
- which can occur in large numbers
3. Filiform or digitate wart
- a thread- or finger-like wart
- most common on the face
- especially near the eyelids and lips
4. Plantar wart
- a hard sometimes painful lump
- often with multiple black specks in the center
- usually only found on pressure points on the soles of the feet
5. Mosaic wart
- a group of tightly clustered plantar-type warts
- commonly on the hands or soles of the feet
6. Genital wart
- a wart that occurs on the genitalia
