What Is Molluscum Contagiosum?
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a virus and usually causes a mild skin disease. The virus affects only the outer (epithelial) layer of skin and does not circulate throughout the body in healthy people. Molluscum usually disappears within 6 to 12 months without treatment and without leaving scars. Some growths may remain for up to 4 years.
The virus causes small white, pink or flesh-colored raised bumps or growths with a dimple or pit in the center. The bumps are usually smooth and firm. In most people, the growths range from about the size of a pinhead to as large as a pencil eraser (2 to 5 millimeters in diameter). The bumps may appear anywhere on the body, alone or in groups. They are usually painless, although they may be itchy, red, swollen and/or sore.
Molluscum infections occur worldwide but are more common in warm, humid climates and places where living conditions are crowded. There is evidence that molluscum infections have been on the rise in the United States since 1966, but these infections are not routinely monitored because they are seldom serious and routinely disappear without treatment.
Molluscum is common enough that you should not be surprised if you see someone with it or if someone in your family becomes infected. Although not limited to children, it is most common in children 1 to 10 years of age. People with weakened immune systems (i.e., HIV-infected persons or persons being treated for cancer) are at higher risk for getting molluscum, and their growths may look different, be larger, and be more difficult to treat.
The virus that causes molluscum is spread from person to person by touching the affected skin. The virus may also be spread by touching a surface with the virus on it, such as a towel, clothing, or toys. Once someone has the virus, the bumps can spread to other parts of their body by touching or scratching a bump and then touching another part of the body. Molluscum can be spread from one person to another by sexual contact.
Although the virus might be spread by sharing swimming pools, baths, saunas, or other wet and warm environments, this has not been proven. Researchers who have investigated this idea think that it is more likely that the virus is spread by sharing towels and other items around a pool or sauna than through water.
Molluscum may occur anywhere on the body including the face, neck, arms, legs, abdomen and genital area, alone or in groups. The bumps are rarely found on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet. Only a health care provider can diagnose molluscum infection. If you have any unusual skin irritation, rash, bumps, or blisters that do not disappear in a few days, you should see a health care provider. He or she will discuss treatment options and how to care for the affected skin.
It is becoming increasingly more frequent as a sexually transmitted disease in sexually active young adults. This alarming fact makes an effective treatment for molluscum highly critical. Unfortunately, there are few adequate and non invasive molluscum treatments. Surgically removing molluscum or using acids for molluscum treatment, as commonly prescribed, are traumatic and not always effective.
Skin is comprised of the epidermis (outer layers), and the dermis which is referred to as the true skin (inner layers). The epidermis has 7 layers which protect and surrounds the true skin. Because the true skin is the reservoir of nourishment, it is the area where most dermatological problems begin and where the root of a molluscum resides. This is why surgery as molluscum contagiosum treatment is highly invasive; it must dig deep through all dermal layers.
As the antiviral properties AntiMolluscum-Rx have the demonstrated ability to penetrate all layers of the skin and thoroughly eradicate molluscum infections, these active ingredients in our treatment for molluscum have received considerable attention from the National Academy of Sciences and medical professionals on a global scale.
Viruses exhibit rapid rates of mutation which can make immunity difficult to sustain. Once a cell is infected it is difficult to selectively inhibit the virus without harming the host cell (human tissue). As a result, research on possible molluscum treatments have focused on plants as strong allies in restoring immune strength and inhibiting the spread of viral diseases.
Some of the most impressive results consistently achieved in medicinal plants are in the elimination of viruses. The antiviral activity of our signature molluscum treatment, AntiMolluscum-Rx, is well documented and principally due to its direct virucidal effects. To learn more, please go to http://www.naturespharma.org.
The virus causes small white, pink or flesh-colored raised bumps or growths with a dimple or pit in the center. The bumps are usually smooth and firm. In most people, the growths range from about the size of a pinhead to as large as a pencil eraser (2 to 5 millimeters in diameter). The bumps may appear anywhere on the body, alone or in groups. They are usually painless, although they may be itchy, red, swollen and/or sore.
Molluscum infections occur worldwide but are more common in warm, humid climates and places where living conditions are crowded. There is evidence that molluscum infections have been on the rise in the United States since 1966, but these infections are not routinely monitored because they are seldom serious and routinely disappear without treatment.
Molluscum is common enough that you should not be surprised if you see someone with it or if someone in your family becomes infected. Although not limited to children, it is most common in children 1 to 10 years of age. People with weakened immune systems (i.e., HIV-infected persons or persons being treated for cancer) are at higher risk for getting molluscum, and their growths may look different, be larger, and be more difficult to treat.
The virus that causes molluscum is spread from person to person by touching the affected skin. The virus may also be spread by touching a surface with the virus on it, such as a towel, clothing, or toys. Once someone has the virus, the bumps can spread to other parts of their body by touching or scratching a bump and then touching another part of the body. Molluscum can be spread from one person to another by sexual contact.
Although the virus might be spread by sharing swimming pools, baths, saunas, or other wet and warm environments, this has not been proven. Researchers who have investigated this idea think that it is more likely that the virus is spread by sharing towels and other items around a pool or sauna than through water.
Molluscum may occur anywhere on the body including the face, neck, arms, legs, abdomen and genital area, alone or in groups. The bumps are rarely found on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet. Only a health care provider can diagnose molluscum infection. If you have any unusual skin irritation, rash, bumps, or blisters that do not disappear in a few days, you should see a health care provider. He or she will discuss treatment options and how to care for the affected skin.
It is becoming increasingly more frequent as a sexually transmitted disease in sexually active young adults. This alarming fact makes an effective treatment for molluscum highly critical. Unfortunately, there are few adequate and non invasive molluscum treatments. Surgically removing molluscum or using acids for molluscum treatment, as commonly prescribed, are traumatic and not always effective.
Skin is comprised of the epidermis (outer layers), and the dermis which is referred to as the true skin (inner layers). The epidermis has 7 layers which protect and surrounds the true skin. Because the true skin is the reservoir of nourishment, it is the area where most dermatological problems begin and where the root of a molluscum resides. This is why surgery as molluscum contagiosum treatment is highly invasive; it must dig deep through all dermal layers.
As the antiviral properties AntiMolluscum-Rx have the demonstrated ability to penetrate all layers of the skin and thoroughly eradicate molluscum infections, these active ingredients in our treatment for molluscum have received considerable attention from the National Academy of Sciences and medical professionals on a global scale.
Viruses exhibit rapid rates of mutation which can make immunity difficult to sustain. Once a cell is infected it is difficult to selectively inhibit the virus without harming the host cell (human tissue). As a result, research on possible molluscum treatments have focused on plants as strong allies in restoring immune strength and inhibiting the spread of viral diseases.
Some of the most impressive results consistently achieved in medicinal plants are in the elimination of viruses. The antiviral activity of our signature molluscum treatment, AntiMolluscum-Rx, is well documented and principally due to its direct virucidal effects. To learn more, please go to http://www.naturespharma.org.
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