Not Just Stress, Bird Flu Also Triggering Baldness

News Health Articles - Not Just Stress, Bird Flu Also Triggering Baldness. Far more hair loss associated with stress, hormonal condition when someone is having problems. But Japanese scientists revealed that bird flu had reached epidemic proportions in Asia could also lead to severe hair loss.

The study, led by Dr. Taisuke Ito of Hamamatsu University revealed that some cases of bird flu infection can be accompanied by conditions of alopecia areata is characterized by severe loss of hair. Between 2009-2010 recorded 7 patients who experienced it.



The exact cause of alopecia areata is unknown until now, but many associate with heredity. Only those factors can not be alone, there should be a trigger factor such as environment, stress and most recently the bird flu infection.

Of the 7 patients were observed bird flu Dr Taisuke, 4 of which were cases of relapse, while 3 others were new cases. In recurrent cases, hair loss occurs on average 1.5 months after onset of symptoms of bird flu while in the new case jedanya average 2.7 months.

Dr. Taisuke believes, hair loss in alopecia areata occurs due to an autoimmune reaction that attacks the hair root cells. In people who already have hereditary factors, infections of bird flu could enhance the autoimmune reactions that trigger hair loss.

"Alopecia is very likely triggered by an infection. I myself have dealt with the autoimmune condition after certain viral infections," says Nanette Silverberg of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, commenting on the study, as quoted by MSNBC, Wednesday (12/14/2011).

The relationship between alopecia areata and baldness risk of infection with bird flu is new this time so the topic of discussion. But other types of infections that Epstein-Barr virus ever studied relation of baldness and the results are indeed influential.