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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Avoid contact with infected individuals

Prevention Overview Articles

Warts
Avoid direct skin contact with a wart on someone else. After filing your wart, wash the file carefully since you can spread the virus to other parts of your body.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 28, 2008
Warts
Genital warts can be prevented by using condoms and avoiding unprotected sex. Barrier protection will not, however, prevent the spread of wart-causing HPV to uncovered areas such as the pubis and upper thighs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Warts
In general, warts should not be picked, to avoid cross infection, and any patch of damaged skin should be protected. Every effort should be made to keep the immune system in peak working condition.Genital warts can be prevented by using condoms an...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Warts
Plantar warts can be prevented by wearing shoes, changing shoes daily, keeping feet clean and dry, and not ignoring skin growths and changes in the skin. Genital warts can be prevented by using condoms and avoiding unprotected sex.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Specific Prevention Articles

Why We Need to Wash Our Hands
Did you wash your hands this morning? Bravo! Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of potentially dangerous germs.
Source:StayWell
Hand Washing
Detailed information on the importance of hand washing in the prevention of infectious diseases
Source:StayWell
Hand Washing
Detailed information on the importance of hand washing in the prevention of infectious diseases
Source:StayWell
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