Molluscum-Transmission
The virus is transmitted by:
Direct skin-to-skin contact with infected skin
Manual contact, such as sharing towels and sports/locker room equipment
Nonsexual, intimate contact
Scratching, picking or breaking the blisters and touching one another (especially in preschool and elementary school children)
Vaginal, anal, and oral intercourse
Molluscum-Diagnosis
Diagnosis is usually ascertained by:
Observation of the classical skin lesion
Tissue taken from the sore and examined under a microscope