Nature has gifted us with a protective mechanism to defend us from attacks of disease causing attackers. These are Bacteria, Viruses and many other microbes. When these enemies attack our body it produces some anti bodies to fight these enemies and save us from getting knocked down by disease.
The immune system goes mad:
In cases of the people suffering from Alopecia Areata the persons' own immune system by mistake attacks his or her own hair follicles. Again it should be clarified that hair follicles are very tiny sac like structures in our skin from which the hair comes out or grows. As the system goes on rampage it starts attacking his/her hair follicles any where in the body. This attack costs maximum damage to the hair follicles situated on the head. The result is sudden hair loss.
Partial and Total hair loss:
&bull In majority of the cases this attack remains limited or localized up to some patches on the scalp.
&bull In rare cases it can cause complete on the scalp medically known as Alopecia Areata Totalis.
&bull One more but very rare and unfortunate condition is known as Alopecia Areata Universalis. In this condition the victim losses hair of the face, head and the entire body.
The Battle within:
The enemy:
Every hair follicle contains cells, which create the hair. When the person's immune system goes mad the white blood cell or Leucocytes attack the follicle it self. Leucocytes are responsible for combating attackers like microbes. This causes hair follicles to shrink in size. As a result the hair production slows down.
The target:
Alopecia does not believe in discrimination based on Ethnicity, Age, Nationality or even Sex, or. Billions of people around the world are victims of this embarrassing disease responsible for hair loss. It can affect any individual. It starts generally during childhood. Arround 20% of the individuals with this abnormality have some of their family member affected with Hair loss related abnormality.
The rescuer:
There are certain types of cells in hair follicles, which are known as stem cells. The job of these stem cells is to provide a continuous supply of new cells to the follicle. Luckily stem cells survive the vandalism of immune system. As a result there always remains some capacity of the follicle to start the hair growth again. Based on this scientists believe that hair loss can be treated.
The Genes:
The accurate cause of shrinking of hair follicles is still a hypothesis. Some scientists believe that some genes make one soft target for this abnormality. As a soft target in terms of genes comes across some factor in his life, which triggers the immune system! Like his mental status or even an attack by a microbe.
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