The best way to prevent warts is to understand what a wart is and what causes them. A wart is defined as: a small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet but often in other locations, which can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. The cause of warts is mainly from the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
Wart Prevention can be done by numerous means. The first and main way to prevent warts is to be free of HPV. If you don't have the virus that causes warts then you won't get warts. If you do have type 1, 2, or 3 of HPV then you will have to use the other methods of wart prevention.
Avoid touching warts on yourself and others. By touching warts on your skin you are affecting a means for the virus to travel to another place on your body. Avoid touching the warts by covering them with a bandage. Also if you have warts on your finger avoid biting your fingernails and cuticles. This will cause the warts from spreading to your other fingers. If you file your wart make sure you clean and sanitize the file. Most importantly, whenever you do touch the wart, wash your hands vigorously.
Another method of wart prevention is to ensure your vaccinations include Gardasil. Gardasil is designed to prevent infection with HPV types 16, 18, 6, and 11. Vaccinations are a great way to fight viruses from the inside out.
The final method to wart prevention is early detection and annihilation of the warts. When you first detect a forming wart you should immediately cover it with a bandage. You can then eliminate the wart by seeing your doctor and having them freeze the wart off. Or you can purchase Compound W at the Pharmacy and start removing the wart that way.