http://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/epidermodysplasia-verruciformis/ http://www.allhealthsite.com/epidermodysplasia-verruciformis.html#causes “It’s a bird, it's a plane, it's a … tree man?” Kept inside the deep files of physicians and patients alike there are some diseases and disorders not commonly known to mankind. Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is one of those rare diseases that can infect anyone. Questions such as “What are the causes, signs/symptoms, how does an individual get properly diagnosed with this disease, and what is the proper treatment and can you prevent this disease?” These are the commonly asked questions associated when the public learns of a unknown rare disease.