• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / Your Body / Can a Toad Give You Warts?

Can a Toad Give You Warts?

June 22, 2020 by Karen Hill

Absolutely not! Touching the skin of a toad has nothing whatsoever to do with the cause of warts. The belief that it does is just a superstitious old tale.

In reality, these growths on the surface of the skin are infections caused by tiny germs called viruses. These viruses live in cells on the outer layer of the skin. This layer sometimes thickens and blood vessels flow into it, causing a raised growth.

Warts should not be scratched because once they are open, the viruses inside can spread to other parts of your body and even to other people. The only safe way to remove a wart is to have a doctor do it. Doctors either burn it off or treat it with medication. However, if you don’t mind waiting, the wart will probably go away by itself after several months, as the body produces the germ-fighting cells needed to destroy it.

Related Facts

  • Where do Germs, Bacteria, and Viruses come from and How do they make us sick?
  • Where does Human papillomavirus come from and How are HPV infections prevented?
  • Can Touching a Toad give me Warts or is it a Myth?
  • Where do Colds come from and What causes the Common Cold?
  • How Does the Magnus Effect Cause a Spinning Ball To Curve To the Side and Who Discovered the Phenomenon?
  • The Best 20 Inventions Ever Invented

Filed Under: Your Body

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « What Is an Albino?
Next Post: Will You Ever Have To Wear Glasses? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2020 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy