Skin Diseases and Treatments

Skin Diseases and Treatments

Following skin diseases are very likely to occur in HIV patients. They might get extensive and sever and spreads through virus, bacteria or fungus (Ostler, 2004).

Herpes Zoster

Herpes Zoster is a viral skin infection. The virus of this disease is the same one causing chickenpox that is varicella. Adults, mostly of age 50 years or more, found to have the disease. The disease causes shingles that result in severe pain. There is no season for the virus to attack.

Causes

The virus remains dormant in human beings in spinal cord. From there the virus can travel to the ...