The infection and virus molluscum contagiosum and HPV are pretty similar but HPV and molluscum contagiosum are different types of viruses.
The disease or virus molluscum contagiosum is an infection that is caused by the poxvirus.
HPV is different from molluscum contagiousum because HPV is an infection that causes warts in various parts of the body.
And molluscum contagiosum is basically a viral skin infection that causes round, firm, painless bumps on your body.
The warts and bumps seem similar but they're different.