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Anal warts, known in the medical profession as condyloma, are growths caused by infection by the human pappilloma virus (HPV) and are usually found on the skin around the anus (rectal opening), within the anal canal or at the lower rectum.Anal warts are usually but not exclusively transmitted through sexual intercourse, usually anal sex, which makes the issue prevalent in the gay community.It can take from one to six months from time of exposure to the initial outbreak, but sometimes the time span has been known to take years...

Not everybody that is infected by the human pappilloma virus (HPV) will have warts that show somewhere on the body.More often than not there are no visible symptoms and many individuals have been known to go through their entire lives without an outbreak.When genital wart symptoms do develop, it is usually within a couple of months after the initial infection.In some cases, symptoms didn't develop for many years after infection...

The bottoms or the bottom of the feet are called plantar surfaces and plantar warts are the tough, horny growths that develop on them.Because these areas are weight bearing and responsible for moving the human body from place to place, the warts that form on the plantar surfaces become forced into the skin that makes them particularly painful.Like all warts, they are harmless growths that will probably go away by themselves or with minimal treatment, but their location and the amount of pain involved makes them hard to dismiss...