by Gayle Jackson

Created on: August 14, 2008   Last Updated: October 11, 2008

Is that a wart? Wait a minute I didn't touch a frog. Where did I get this thing? What causes the typical wart?

Warts come from a virus. Some people never get them. The body has anti bodies that fight the virus just like any other. The cause depends on the individuals immune system. The cause is a susceptiblity factor.

Children are more likely to get common warts because they often have entry points for the wart virus. Small cuts or nail biting has been thought to be a cause or avenue. The virus is very smart and finds a host body.

For the last few years my son has battled a wart outbreak. We started at our family doctor with the freezing, laser and shots to the larger ones. When the wart virus is aggravated, it fights back and generally makes more warts to fight the anti bodies. It's the truth!

We ended up at the dermatologist. We learned all about warts and their will to live once they have found a host. In the quest to stay alive, the virus mulitpies ! Depending on the anti bodies stages during treatment warts can over run before the virus is killed.

The virus that causes the typical wart does not effect the vast majority of human's who have anti bodies that fight. So if the virus attacks a body that is not a host, it dies and does not re produce. Unfortunately because it is a virus just like any other, some of us for no reason will get the typical wart. According to the dermatologist, it has nothing to do with hygiene.

What about a weakened immune system? Is this the cause for the typical wart? The doctor said no. It is just one of those things that happen. It was compared to the Herpes virus, an HPV; in fact they are in the same genus.

To each wart the doctor applied a very small drop of a secret medicine from Canada. It was some kind of beetle venom or "bug juice". After application my son had to wear surgical gloves for an hour while it soaked in and not wash his hands till the next day.

When we started the treatment he had 11 warts. One of the warts was called the mother or seed wart. This is usually the first, largest or main wart often with a black center or seed. It actually sends off signals and other warts join the fight to live. At one point during treatment he had 39 of the pesky things.

Then they just started dying. We went every week for several months. The cure is an aggressive medical fight, which causes multiplication at first then the warts give up as the body produces more of the anti body needed to fight the wart virus.

The cause of the typical wart is not a frog, dirt or being sick. It happens because the wart virus finds a home where it can live and not be attacked. Usually simple over the counter methods will stun the wart and allow the body to naturally defend this virus with anti bodies.
Typical warts are nothing to fear. The cause, the virus can be thwarted and arrested. If an outbreak occurs seek professional help.

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