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Hair has been carefully trimmed with scissors to expose the mature molluscum bumps. Ideally molluscum like this are covered with bandaids.

These type of molluscum must be covered with a large bandaid or you risk spreading the skin virus more widely. Apply Mollenol and leave a large bandaid covering for two days or so. Do this to 2-4 of the biggest bumps first. The bumps on the side of the body need urgent treatment. Apply Mollenol to the other bumps after you place the bandaids on. Apply Mollenol to these other bumps 2-4 times per day. Move to the next largest bumps and apply Mollenol and cover for 2 days. …

Parents & Carers Guide to Molluscum Contagiosum with key features of the infection virus and treatment options for adults and children. Easy to read format - see pdf file here.

The molluscum virus enters the body through a tiny break in the skin resulting in localised infection. Molluscum is a skin virus not a blood based virus.For many people, contact with the virus will produce no symptoms at all because they are immune. In cases where immunity has not developed, molluscum bumps will begin to grow after an incubation period of two to eight weeks.Molluscum generally infects children, sexually active adults, and people with immune deficiency.The molluscum contagiosum v …