The molluscum contagiosum has nothing to do with the inhabitants of the ocean, of course. In fact, it is a viral disease that affects both adults and children with equal success. Problems with the skin that are observed when infection with molluscum contagiosum are not impossible to notice, but very often they are confused with other diseases, so treatment is not always timely.
The causes of the appearance of molluscum contagiosum in adults
More often, the virus of the molluscum contagiosum affects people with weakened immunity. In addition, in the risk zone are pregnant women who have the disease a little differently (hereinafter in this article we will dwell in more detail). Fortunately, timely measures taken will not only help to get rid of the virus effectively, but also prevent it from appearing in the future.
Since the molluscum contagiosum is transmitted by the domestic or sexual pathway, it is not difficult to get infected with the virus. Especially if the human body is weakened and depleted after a disease. It is quite logical to wonder how not to notice that a close person (who is close to whom we allow others to use our own personal hygiene items) is ill?
The fact is that the incubation period of the disease can last from several days to several months. Therefore, when the carrier has the first symptoms of a molluscum contagiosum, his partner can already be safely infected with the virus. That is why you need to be treated for infection. So the probability of relapse will be reduced to zero.
Main signs of molluscum contagiosum
If the molluscum contagiosum is a rash all over the body, the women mostly have pimples in the inguinal zone and on the genitals. Emerged rashes usually are not too large, but some girls on the body have nodules up to a centimeter in diameter. When pressing from the center of the pimple a thick whitish liquid is released.
Strictly speaking, what a contagious mollusc looks like, and is the main problem of the patient. Nodules do not cause discomfort, they do not itch. Like ordinary pimples, with mechanical damage to the nodules of the molluscum contagiosum, they can become inflamed and hurt for a while.
Sometimes rashes can be single, more often - group. Even if the patient did not immediately notice a single nodule, the rash will soon spread to the body and will definitely make itself felt. The weaker the immunity , the more pimples are located and the bigger their size is.
The more neglected the disease, the more pronounced the symptoms of the molluscum contagiosum. In case of complications, the nodules on the patient's body become inflamed (redness appears on the skin around the rash) and causes a lot of trouble. Most likely, in this case it will be necessary to resort to medical treatment with strong antibiotics .
In all other cases (including when molluscum contagiosum appears on the eyelid), the nodules are removed surgically or cauterized, and the wound after them is treated with alcohol solution.
Molluscum contagiosum during pregnancy
This, of course, an unpleasant disease, but pregnant women should not panic. At the gestation stage, the molluscum contagiosum can not cause harm to the child. The infection will be transmitted only in the future with breastfeeding. To avoid infection in this case, you should promptly begin treatment.
Fortunately, the molluscum contagiosum in women is cured without problems, and most importantly - painlessly and at any stage of pregnancy. After scraping the nodules, the wound is best treated with Oxoline ointment.