That hard lump on your foot might not be harmless. It might be a virus, burrowing deeper with every step. Many people ignore these patches, blaming tight shoes or long days standing. They file them down, cover them, push through the pain. But what if that “callus” is actually a plantar wart—an active HPV infection, silently spreading across your skin, your shower floor, maybe even to someone you love? The difference between harmless thickened skin and a contagious lesion is subtle, easy to miss, and dangerously easy to misrea… Continues…