09-02-2005, 08:45 PM
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pixie of the wood
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,575
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yep, they, or at least some are contageous and they can cause big problems if left untreated. i would suggest using protection that would lessen exposure, avoid oral, wash well without anything that would scratch your skin, like a loofa. warts are viruses that live on all of us all the time. some we are immune to, some we are not. and they can spread more easily if they came in contact with damaged skin. they are also one of the only std's that i know of that can be picked up on toilet seats, underwear and similar things. the good news is almost all warts are treatable, so if you show symptoms, then get treatment asap. and as far as i know, you are just as likely to get a serious illness from genital warts as you are to get a skin disease from a plantars or other ones on the skin... as long as you get them treated.
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