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What are warts? What are the types? Duct tape can cure it!? Everyone is talking about it! Natural Remedies for Wart Pictures of Warts! General RecommendationsTreating and curing warts using natural home remedy takes significantly longer time than with standard therapy. Many of the herbs work by stimulating the immune system to allow the body to get rid of them naturally.How to get rid of them
What are warts?
These
are skin growths that can show up on fingers, hands,
feet, toes, and genital areas. It is caused by the human
papilloma virus, known as HPV.
Experts have identified over 100 strains of the HPV that causes them. They do not usually cause pain or discomfort unless they are in a location where there is pressure placed on them (like on the bottom of the feet). They may disappear on their own while others may persist for years, even after multiple treatments. They can spread to other parts of the body. Research studies show that a person with an excellent immune system will be able to prevent them from returning and to prevent them from spreading. Genital warts (a sexually transmitted disease also known as STD, or venereal disease) can be highly contagious and can spread to the other partner during sexual intercourse. You can not easily get rid of genital warts. However, you prevent them from appearing. It is a condition that requires treatment by your family doctor. People of all ages can get them although it seems to happen more often in children and teenagers. What are the types?The table below summarizes the most common types.
Other less common types include:
 Diagram of a plantar wart
Duct tape cures it?! Everyone is talking about it!Duct tape myth? - You will find many people talking about how putting duct tape on warts causes them to go away.There was a research report that was published by lead researcher D.R. Focht (Oct 2002) in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine that proves that it was more effective than using cryotherapy. They suggested that one possible theory is that the duct tape causes the body's immune system to be stimulated to kill off the virus. The media caught on and reported the findings to the general public. So the world found out. We went and look at more recent studies and discovered the unfortunate truth. It does not work. These more current studies are better designed than the first so the results are more accurate. A well-designed double-blinded randomized controlled trial done by R. Wenner et al. (Mar 2007), showed that it does not work. Another study completed by M. de Haen et al. (Nov 2006) also showed that it does not work. BUT... There is one important difference in the study done in 2002 and the more recent ones. The newer studies used the transparent type of duct tape, not the original gray coloured ones! The adhesive chemical found in the original gray duct tape is different than the transparent one so it might have stimulated the immune system better. The original study done in 2002 used the gray duct tape. So now we aren't really sure... Why not give it a try anyways? But don't forget to use the gray duct tape only, not the transparent one! If you
would still like to try it for yourself (as there are no dangers in
trying it), here are the recommended steps you can
follow:
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