1 Warts are small, self-limited tumors caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. 2  Types of warts include common warts, flat warts, plantar warts, periungual warts, and filiform warts. 3  Warts typically disappear on their own with time, but it may take years. 4  Warts respond variably to a variety of treatment measures. Types of warts include common warts, flat warts, plantar warts, periungual warts, and filiform warts. 2  Warts typically disappear on their own with time, but it may take years. 3  Warts respond variably to a variety of treatment measures.
Antivirals are medications that keep viruses from reproducing inside the body. To date, relatively few effective antiviral drugs have been developed. It is difficult to create effective antiviral medications because viruses are tiny (smaller than bacteria and fungi) and use a cellâs metabolic pathways to replicate.
April 26, 2017. What is viral therapy for cancer? Viral therapy for cancer, also called oncolytic viral therapy or viral immunotherapy, makes use of viruses to treat cancer. Typically we think of viruses as tiny bugs that infect our body and cause diseases like the flu, but in this case, viruses are modified to infect and kill cancer cells without harming healthy, normal cells.