I have 3 kids all girls. My 4 year old got this thing that looked like a scratch on her leg then turned into little bumps. So I took her to the pediatrician and she said it was mulluscum. Ok....I thought to myself. I also thought it was from me but they said no. It had to be from some kid of contact with the virus. So as I am still thinking about what she was diagnosed with I realized that a couple of months back my 7 year old had the same kind of thing happen to her. But the Mulucum...(now that I know what it is) I found on her on the inside of her potty. Same thing it looked like a scratch so i thought maybe she cut herself on something. I am very concerened that this may lead to her getting the hpv virus since it was in her potty area..
Both my kids got it as well. Pediatrician stated it is harmless and takes about 2 years to run its course. They are a form of wart. My 4 year old daughter caught it we think from a toilet seat at preschool, since that is the only place she would go to the bathroom without me pulling out the Clorox wipes and layering the seat with TP....yes, I'm one of those moms... So, they were on her bottom, on the "cheeks". Had them removed but I guess if they open up, the virus spreads and they can get more. If they touch them and touch someone or themselves, that is how it spreads. A new pediatrician saw her and she STILL had on on her butt, 3 years later! He popped it and got the "seed" out and never saw another one. So, even thought a dermitologize "burns" them off with that liquid - the pediatrician "popped" it and got the "seed" out - which is what he called it. He said it won't spread any more, and a year later it hasn't. My son did catch them as well, we had them burned, and he never got anymore. I have been told repeatedly that they are harmless and extremely contagious. I also asked if they can "re-catch" them and it is "unknown" but "not probable". Also, my firend's new baby got them a few weeks after birth - she THINKS it was from a nurse at the hospital because could think of no other way her first born baby that was help by only her parents and grandparents who do not have warts contracted them. She has them removed, no futher issues 6 years later. It is gross, I agree! However, I do have HPV and wonder if someday, down the line, they will link this to HPV....you never know!