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Rushes in blossom. Sergio González Ahedo.

There are more than thirty known types of warts of different shapes and sizes. Most of them are benign and come and go as they please. They do not typically result in significant problems and disappear without medical treatment. The most usual names for warts in Basque are garia, garitxa, garatxoa, karatxoa, kalitxa, enorra and marruka.

Some people are said to be more susceptible to warts than others, but the majority of us are likely to develop warts at some point in our lives. Certainly, warts might cause discomfort and are at times deemed aesthetically displeasing. (more…)