What causes warts on horses?
horses are caused by a virus and three types of warts are common. It is congenital papillomatosis, papillomatosis and auditory plaques. Warts are very contagious and care should be taken to prevent the spread of the virus between horses, although treatment is often not necessary.
Papilloma virus is responsible for horses on horses. At least four variations of the virus have been identified as capable of infecting horses, and different variations cause the virus to indicate differently - such as flat or increased - in infected horses. Bovinous papilloma virus 1 and 2 (BPV-1 and BPV-2) are types of papilloma virus that infect cows and spread to horses with flies or shared food and water. The other two viruses are horse papilloma viruses (EPV). In humans, the papilloma virus is known as the human virus papilloma (HPV), but people and horses cannot infect each other.
Congenital papillomatosis is commonly known as children's warts. It occurs when a pregnant mare closes the EPV and the foal is infected during the womb. FoalIt develops one small wart, but the warts may vary in size up to 7.8 inches (20 centimeters). These common horse warts can be grayish pink or gray and can be flat or look like a flattened cauliflower. Treatment is usually required because these warts do not disappear in themselves.
warts derived from papillomatosis are also known as grass warts. These types of horses on horseback usually occur in young horses up to 1 year, but sometimes they are on horseback at the age of twenty. Warts can be pink to gray, depending on the color of the horse's skin and can be found around the snout, eyes, lips, genitalia and lower legs. Warts can be in clusters and seem to be one big wart or may appear as the only warts. This type of wart may seem like a cluster of Cauliflower or can be smooth and round.
aural plaques are commonly called ear hObeba and occur in the inner ear of the horse. One wart or cluster can be formed, some of which are flat and others look like cauliflower. They can be gray or have no color at all. These types of warts on horseback are often caused by problems such as head shaking or shyness of the head.
The EPV virus is contagious and infected horses should be kept away from the rest of the herd. Horses who share objects, such as feeding bowls, can spread the virus, as well as people who forget their hands after handling an infected horse. Flies spread the virus from one horse to another. Disinfection is one of the most effective methods of prevention of virus propagation and must be done correctly, as the virus can survive about three weeks on infected items and even longer if the temperature is low.
Most warts on horses leave alone without treatment and are harmless unless warts are in an area that causes pain such as genitals. If treatment is required, the warts may be clamped,crushed or frozen. Surgery is also an option. Chemical treatment is also available, but may not be so effective.