Plantar Warts
Whether you believe it or not, plantar warts are actually caused by human papillomavirus, which is also known as HPV. Even so, the strain of HPV that can cause plantar warts isn’t the same one you probably associate with intercourse.
According to Nicole Glynn, MD, and a board-certified pediatrician with Getzwell Pediatrics in San Francisco, HPV is mostly known to cause cervical cancer. But plantar warts are caused by a different strain of the same virus.
The strains of HPV that are at fault for causing plantar warts are not only very contagious, but they can also be transmitted directly to another person, or by walking barefoot in a moist environment.
