Warts(verrucas) are caused by HPV virus. They can spread to other people through contaminated surfaces or from close skin contact. A wart is more likely to spread if the involved skin is wet or damaged. It may take months for a wart to appear after infection with the virus.

Do

• Always wash hands after touching a wart
• Change socks daily if you have a planter wart
• Cover warts with a tape(micropore) while swimming
• Avoid cutting a wart while shaving

Don’t

• do not share socks, towels or shoes if you have warts
• do not bite your nails with warts
• avoid walking barefoot in public places if you have a planter wart
• avoidscratching or picking a wart