Can Molluscum Contagiosum Heal On Its Own?

Molluscum contagiosum is a common skin disease in life. If a child suffers from molluscum contagiosum, if it is only mild, it can heal on its own with a little treatment. If an adult suffers from this disease, he needs timely treatment.

Molluscum contagiosum is generally transmitted through direct contact and can also be transmitted by autoinoculation. Molluscum contagiosum is a contact infectious skin disease caused by infection with the molluscum virus, a poxvirus. The molluscum virus is oval or brick-shaped, 300-310 nanometers in size. Antibodies can be seen in the patient's serum, but its role in immunity is still unclear. In some patients, due to the enhanced immune function of the body, a local inflammatory response occurs, and the molluscum contagiosum can heal itself without treatment.

1. In fact, this disease can heal itself. If a child is sick with this disease, there is no need for treatment. It will get better on its own. If an adult does not receive treatment, as the disease progresses, it will eventually cause genital molluscum, leading to infertility.

2. If you have molluscum contagiosum, be sure to pay attention and do not mix sanitary ware used by patients with molluscum contagiosum with that of other people. Do not use rough bath towels when the patient is taking a bath, so as not to damage the skin tissue and induce viral infection. Pay attention to your personal hygiene.

3. Patients with molluscum contagiosum should not scratch the affected area with their hands. There are many bacteria on our hands. If you scratch them, it is easy to get infected with other diseases. At the same time, if you scratch the affected area with your hands, scratching other places will cause diseases in other places. So don't scratch with your hands even if it itches.