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How to keep your foot healthy when you have HIV
There are millions of people in the world that have become infected with HIV. Thousands more are becoming infected each day. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The HIV virus dismantles the body's immune system. A weakened immune system is then unable to fight off diseases and we become susceptible to illnesses like pneumonia. AIDS develops as an advanced progression of the HIV virus. Some people have HIV for many years before developing AIDS. In fact, people with HIV may be symptom free for many years and appear completely healthy. Eventually though, all patients with HIV will develop AIDS. Also note that HIV positive individuals do not have to have AIDS to spread the virus on to other individuals.How your feet can become affected by AIDS
AIDS can contribute to include skin cancer, skin infections, severe diarrhea, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and fever to name a few. These illnesses are more prevalent in AIDS patients whose bodies have difficulty warding off infections. Many AIDS patients also experience peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is a decreased functioning of the nerves outside the central nervous system. Neuropathy can cause your feet to become numb and stiff. Problems like numbness cause patients to not respond properly to any added pressures on the feet. For example, a healthy individual will shift his weight to another side of the foot if one side becomes tender from overuse. But a patient with neuropathy may not feel the tenderness and keep putting pressure on that area of the foot. So neuropathy may lead to hammer toes, bunions, and blisters. If any of these foot problems arise, they should be treated promptly.
Source of HIV
AIDS develops from the virus HIV. Research indicates that the HIV virus has been traced back to African primates in the ape family. The virus may also be passed on by having sex with an infected person, from blood transfusions, from mother to child, and through infected needles.
While a number of treatments exist to minimize the advancement of the HIV virus, there is no known cure at this time. Prevention is the only guaranteed cure for the HIV virus. Patients with HIV must dedicate time to the knowledge of foot care. HIV patients should select shoes with a high wide toe box, custom orthotics, soles that reduce pressure on the feet, and strong heel counters for support.
