Does the HPV virus that causes plantar warts live on in your shoes?
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at
12:39 pm
Do you have to throw out all of your shoes to prevent plantar warts from growing back?
Get a clue. Human papilloma virus variants cause all types of warts, including plantar warts. Look it up.
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There are over 50 types of HPV, and only a very few responsible for genital problems. STOP PANICKING, PEOPLE!!!!
The virus does not survive on the shoes, only on the skin. In theory. Practically, you should treat the warts and then wear a thin bandage, socks and shoes to prevent any exceptions being made on your behalf. This only for about two weeks, at which time if you have had a good treatment the warts will be gone. Depends on the virus type. The link above my post refers only to genital HPV.
hpv causes genital warts and could cause cervical cancer-get checked!
are you kidding…HPV doesn’t cause plantar warts, just genital warts, but yes, i think you should throw out all of your shoes so you won’t get genital warts ~~~
HPV is a bit higher than your toes, keep your shoes it’s your panties that you may want to burn instead.
no genital worts like on your vagina warts!! and cervical canser in the long term
***HPV is a sexually transmitted disease… and don’t cause plantar warts.***
I had one but my doctor never saidanything about getting rid of my shoes. If you walked in your shoes without a band-aid covering your wart I might get rid of the pair I wore the most, but you usually want to cover it with a DRY bandage.
Also plantar warts are very likely to come back because they grow into your foot.
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I’m sorry but you all are stupid! Are you kidding? You don’t have to have sex or anything of the sort to get a plantar wart! I know 12 year olds that have plantar warts. HPV has several variations. You can get a plantar warts by getting a splinter or cut on your foot then getting bacteria on it at the beach when you shower, or whatever.
HPV does cause plantar warts or for that purpose any warts. I dont think you need to throw away all the shoes. The virus cant live for very long outside the human body.
The ideal way of dealing it is remove the warts either by freezing it (cryotherapy), Burn it ( cautery/ Radiofrequency), or by topical lotions containing salicylic acid. Use the same pair till they are gone completely and then may be throw off that pair.
Warts are highly infectious… dont walk bare foot on the ground. Dont share your shoes/ socks with anybody.
Recurrances are very common. So meet ur doc at the earliest. Remember smaller the wart lesser is the viral load, earlier destruction will lead to permanent resolution
This virus does not live in shoes.