Forget that old wives tale about toads giving you warts; it’s the human papillomavirus that’s the true culprit!  There are an amazing 75 strains of the warty virus that are known to exist.  They cause a multitude of unsightly growths such the common warts, plantar warts and plane warts. 

Common warts like to grow on the back of your hands but can also find a home on your feet, face and neck.  Plantar wart otherwise commonly known as verruca takes root on the sole of the foot and can cause a lot of pain.  Plane or flat warts grow in colonies and are most often found on the face.

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