Warts and Molluscum Contagiosum: How they were shown NOT to be bacterial in origin
In the early 20th century (1919) two American dermatologists* sought to determine the origin of warts and molluscum contagiosum: To do this they curetted tissue from the 2 lesions and added saline. after “mincing them”, they passed it through a filter to remove all bacteria (Berkefeld filter) They then auto-inoculated themselves and volunteers with the…