Causes of Molluscum Contagiosum and How Is It Transmitted?
Molluscum contagiosum occurs as a result of a poxvirus called M. contagiosum. Even when there are apparent lesions, this virus can spread from person to person. You can also spread the virus from one area of skin on your body to another.
There are numerous methods in which M. People can contract contagiosum, including:
- Skin-to-skin contact with an individual who is infected. By contacting the lesions on the skin of someone who has this infection, you can contract molluscum contagiosum. During typical play with other kids, youngsters can spread the illness. It is more likely to be contracted through sexual intercourse in teens and adults. Wrestling and football are two examples of contact sports where you could catch an infection.
- Getting in touch with things that someone who has molluscum contagiosum has touched. On surfaces that have come into contact with the skin, the virus can survive. By handling contaminated towels, clothes, toys, or other items, the virus might be caught.
- Using sporting gear that has come into contact with someone who has molluscum contagiosum. In order to infect another individual, the virus can stay on equipment. Items like football helmets, wrestling mats and baseball gloves fall under this category.
- Internal spread. When you have molluscum contagiosum, you run the risk of infecting other parts of your body. By touching, scratching, or shaving one area of your body that has the virus, you can then touch another area of your body and spread it.
Children’s communal swimming lessons are one setting where transmission tends to occur more frequently. The virus cannot spread from your body to another person’s if skin lesions are no longer visible.