Molluscum contagiosum is a common skin infection in children that can frustrate parents because of its resistance to treatment and length of time it takes to clear up — anything from six months ...

like during children’s shared swimming classes. If skin lesions are no longer visible, the virus can no longer pass from your body to that of another person. The skin bumps caused by molluscum ...

Knight was diagnosed with molluscum, a skin condition typically seen in children that can sometimes happen later in life too. "Molluscum is very common and typically responds well to treatment ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The recent FDA approvals of two treatments for molluscum contagiosum may represent a shift in how clinicians view this disease, according to a speaker at Masters of Pediatric ...

The molluscum contagiosum (MC) virus (MCV) is a dermatotropic poxvirus, and the causative agent of MC. Unlike smallpox and human monkeypox diseases, MC is nonlethal, common and worldwide.