Molluscum Contagiosum is described as which of the following?

Molluscum Contagiosum is described as which of the following?

• A. Direct contact; it is a virus; it is in your body forever; will come and go
• B. Airborne virus
• C. Bacterial skin infection
• D. Fungal skin infection

Answer: (A)

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral skin infection that spreads mainly through direct skin-to-skin contact. That makes the description pointing to a virus and to direct contact the most accurate. It is not spread through the air, and it is not a bacterial or fungal skin infection. The virus can persist in the skin and the lesions may wax and wane over time, so in practice the infection can appear to come and go as new lesions emerge and old ones resolve, especially in healthy individuals. This combination of being a virus and spreading by direct contact is what makes that option the best fit.

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral skin infection that spreads mainly through direct skin-to-skin contact. That makes the description pointing to a virus and to direct contact the most accurate. It is not spread through the air, and it is not a bacterial or fungal skin infection. The virus can persist in the skin and the lesions may wax and wane over time, so in practice the infection can appear to come and go as new lesions emerge and old ones resolve, especially in healthy individuals. This combination of being a virus and spreading by direct contact is what makes that option the best fit.