Category (Skin, General, Viral, Contagious)	Viral infections characterized by skin lesions
System	Integumentary system
Organ	Skin and mucous membranes
Alternate Names /Common Names	Verruca vulgaris (scientific name) Pointed wart Fig wart Moist wart
Names in different languages	Massa in Hindi Verruche in Italian Verrucas in Latin Verrugas in Portuguese Ibo in Japanese Warzen in German Verrues in French You in Chinese
ICD 10 Classification	B 07 Viral Warts B 07.0 Plantar wart B 07.8 Other viral warts B 07.9 Viral wart, unspecified
World statistics	About 20 million people are infected with HPV in US Studies have shown that warts affect 7 to 12% of the general population Nearly 10 to 20% school children have warts White people are twice as likely to have warts as compared to black or oriental populations Genital warts are estimated to affect 1% of all sexually active adults between 15 and 49 years Recent studies conducted by Center for Disease Control & Prevention showed: 19% of women 50 to 59 were infected with HPV virus 27% of women 20 to 24 were infected with HPV virus 45% of women 14 to 19 were infected with HPV virus
Indian statistics	In a study on viral warts these observations were made: In children, warts were most common in age group 10 to 14 years In adults, warts were most common in age group 14 to 20 years Family history was found in 27.7% of cases
Most prevalent in	The prevalence of genital warts is highest at 10.5 percent, among women aged 25 to 34. For men, the prevalence peaks at 6.0 percent between the ages of 35 and 44. The risk is also higher among non-Hispanic whites, compared to Hispanics and blacks.