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Strange tumor-like growths, termed deer warts, are appearing on deer in the U.S., alarming wildlife experts.(X) <\/p>\nDeer across the United States have been showing strange, tumour-like growths on their bodies, alarming wildlife watchers and social media users who have been documenting the unusual sightings. <\/p>\n
Strange tumor-like growths, termed deer warts, are appearing on deer in the U.S., alarming wildlife experts.(X) <\/p>\n
These deformities, sometimes appearing as large bubbles or warts on the face, neck, or legs, have been photographed from New York to Pennsylvania to Wisconsin over the past two months.<\/p>\n
Wildlife experts say the culprit is a condition known as deer cutaneous fibroma, more commonly referred to as \u201cdeer warts.\u201d The disease is caused by a papillomavirus that spreads among deer populations nationwide, and reports of it are increasing this summer.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ| Colorado rabbits spotted with scary \u2018horns and tentacles\u2019 on their head; experts warn locals of growth virus<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPapillomas are most frequently seen during the late summer and into the fall, probably due to increased biting insect activity during this time of year,\u201d the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife explained.<\/p>\n \u201cThese temperature changes are resulting in diseases that were never endemic in certain areas to become endemic,\u201d Dr. Omer Awan of the University of Maryland School of Medicine told Daily Mail.<\/p>\n What is deer wart?<\/p>\n The virus is mainly transmitted by biting insects, including mosquitoes and ticks, which can transmiting the blood of an infected deer to a healthy one. Spring and early fall are the high points of the spread of the disease because these pests are able to develop well in warm weather.<\/p>\n Deer warts can range from small pea-like bumps to growths as large as a football. They are usually gray, black, or flesh-colored and often hairless. Though visually disturbing, the condition is rarely fatal. <\/p>\n