What Is Molluscum?

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3. Who Is Most at Risk for Molluscum?

Though anyone can develop this infection if exposed to this virus, there are a few at-risk groups. Since children are often in close contact and have little reservations when it comes to touching another child while playing, they are most likely to come in contact with an infection of the skin like molluscum.

Adults who engage in contact sports or physical performances on stage may also experience the lesions associated with molluscum. Also, any adults with weakened immune systems may be the most likely to develop an infection after being exposed to the virus.2Nandhini, G., Rajkumar, K., Kanth, K. S., Nataraj, P., Ananthakrishnan, P., & Arunachalam, M. (2015). Molluscum contagiosum in a 12-year-old child - report of a case and review of literature. Journal of international oral health : JIOH, 7(1), 63–66.

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