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Warts and Plantar Warts
What Increases Your Risk
Risk factors for warts include:
- Having an Reference impaired immune system Opens New Window.
- Your age. Warts occur most often in children and young adults. As you get older, you may find that you get fewer warts or that your warts go away.
- Walking barefoot on moist surfaces, as in public showers and locker rooms and around swimming pool areas.
- Sharing towels, razors, and other personal items with a person who has warts.
- Biting your nails or cuticles.
- Wearing closed or tight shoes that cause sweaty feet.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference September 7, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
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