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Molluscum Contagiosum

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By MobieG on August 9, 2018 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a virus that is a member of the poxvirus family. Pox-viruses are brick or oval-shaped viruses.

The virus may be sexually transmitted by skin-to-skin contact (does not have to be mucous membranes) and/or lesions. It appears most common in children but can affect adults as well — especially those with weakened immune systems.

In adults with an otherwise normal immune system, molluscum contagiosum involving the genitals is considered a sexually transmitted infection.

It can be spread sexually and by non-sexual contact through contaminated objects like towels, clothing or sex toys.


Symptoms

Symptoms include shiny, smooth, white, dimpled bumps, with a curd-like core and itching on the genitals and trunk area. Bumps on the skin can be the only sign that a person has molluscum contagiosum. These bumps often appear about 7 weeks after being exposed to the virus that causes molluscum. Sometimes, the bumps do not appear for many months.


When the bumps appear on the skin, they often:

•             Begin as small, firm, dome-shaped growths.

•             Have a surface that feels smooth, waxy, or pearly.

•             Are flesh-coloured or pink.

•             Have a dimple in the centre (The dimple may be filled with a thick, white substance that is cheesy or waxy).

•             Are painless, but some bumps itch.

•             Turn red as the person’s immune system fights the virus.

•             Appear on other areas of the body after a person scratches or picks the bumps (Scratching or picking can spread the virus)


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Treatment

Molluscum contagiosum will usually go away on its own within a year without treatment. The bumps can be removed by a health care provider in a number of different ways, which is usually done only when there are ten or fewer lesions.


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