Avoiding planters warts and other viral germs
Avoiding planters warts and other viral germs isn't as easy as you may think, however it's not impossible. If you've never had a viral germ or wart before consider yourself lucky. Viral germs are most common among teenagers and children as they often find themselves in community places where lots of other people have been. Here is some useful information on warts and other viral germs as well as tips on how to avoid them.
As previously stated, kids are more likely to come home with a wart on their hand or foot, although adults are just as prone to them. A wart is caused by a virus called human papilloma. They are much like other germs in that they love warm, moist places like cuts and scratches on hands and feet. Once they find the perfect environment the begin to grow, sometimes up to a full year before they are even big enough to see. You can get planters warts easily; from touching a towel, surface, or anything else someone else with a wart has touched or used. Kids that bite their fingernails or pick at things are more likely to get them.
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There are several different kinds of warts; different kinds grow in different parts of the body. Here are some different types of warts:
- Flat warts: These are the most common type of wart found on children. They are very small (about the size of a pin head) and are much smoother than other kinds. It can be pink, light brown or yellow and can be clustered together with as many as 100 in one spot at a time.
- Planters warts: Most warts are painless; however planters warts can actually really hurt. It can sometimes feel like you have a rock stuck in your shoe.
- Common warts. These are generally found on fingers, hands, knees, and elbows. It is shaped like a dome and grayish brown in color. It has a rough surface with black dots.
How to avoid planters warts and other viral germs
Since you cannot monitor every surrounding you or your children go into, and can't go around spraying disinfectant everywhere it might seem that avoid them is impossible. However there are some things you can do to help prevent them from occurring.
- Always make it a habit to wear shoes or sandals wherever you go, especially if you work out in a gym or are out in public places a lot. If the virus doesn't touch your bare skin it has no chance of forming. If you can't wear shoes then at least try to keep socks on.
- Change your socks every day so that they are free from dirt and grime. It seems like a no brainer, but often times little children and even teens will just grab a pair of socks and throw them on without looking to see whether they're clean or dirty. Dirt and grime can get in the skin and cause infection.
- Wash with anti-bacterial soap. Killing the germs on your feet every night will prevent plantar warts and other viral germs from forming and from spreading to other areas of the body.
Avoiding planter warts and other viral germs isn't impossible. With a few precautions here and there it's fairly simple. If you do find yourself with a viral germ or wart don't freak out about it. There is probably a treatment for what you've got. Talk to your doctor about it and see what you can do.
