The virus spreads easily among kids because they:Ĭome into contact with each other in day care, school, and contact sports This is because the virus is highly contagious, and it’s hard to keep kids away from coming into contact with it. Molluscum contagiosum, a viral infection of the skin, is most common in children aged one to ten years old. This can occur in one of two ways:ĭirect human contact with someone who has the molluscum rashĬontact with objects that someone with the infection has recently touched or handledĮven though transmission is the same for everyone, there are some special considerations for the ways the virus can spread among kids versus adults. You can get molluscum if you come into contact with the virus particles.
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