Davis County Clipper | 1967-01-13 | Page 15 | Warts Are Contagious

Warts Are Contagious Warts often disfiguring and sometimes painful are rarely a danger to health About half of all warts eventually disappear even if untreated This good goodnews goodnews goodnews news comes from the American Medical Association which c h notes that a wart is a viral In Infection infection infection in- in of the skin a virus- virus caused growth WARTS ARE contagious warns the AMA and can be transmitted from one person to another Scratching or picking at them can cause them to spread so can shaving over them or brushing and combing the hair if the warts are on the scalp If warts do become painful or tender or interfere with bodily functions or are disfiguring they can be removed by a physician phy phy-