Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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To determine: The type of viruses that cause wart formation.

Introduction: Warts also known as verrucae are visible projections on the skin caused by viruses. Most of the causative viruses are transmitted sexually and cause genital warts. The virus is spread through direct contact and autoinoculation by scratching.

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To describe:  The formation of venereal warts and identify the methods to prevent them.

Introduction: Warts are horny projections on the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) of the family papillomaviridae. There are four prominent kinds of warts namely, plantar warts, verrucae vulgaris, flat or plane warts, and anogenital condylomata (venereal warts).

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