Is vitiligo contagious

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Some time ago, my friend found a girlfriend who has been getting along well, but one day she was found suffering from vitiligo, which scared my friend. In the next few days, I was worried about the recurrence and infectivity of vitiligo. Finally, I consulted the doctor a few days ago. Today, let me talk about the infectivity of vitiligo.

Is vitiligo contagious

First: the main condition of infection is pathogen, and vitiligo is caused by local skin pigment metabolism disorder and transmission channel disorder, so only pathogen, no source of transmission, so vitiligo is not infectious. There is a certain correlation between vitiligo and heredity, but genetic factors only account for a part. The probability of passing it on to the next generation is far less than that of other genetic diseases. It is rare that both the upper and lower generations of lineal relatives suffer from the disease.

Second: vitiligo is a common pigmented skin disease. It is a kind of acquired localized or generalized depigmentation of skin. It is a common skin disease that affects beauty. It is easy to diagnose and difficult to treat. In medicine, this disease is usually called depigmentation. Vitiligo is not infectious. First of all, we should know what is infectious. Infection is a parasitic process of pathogens on others. Vitiligo is caused by pigment metabolism disorder, not by pathogens.

Third: vitiligo is not beautiful in appearance, but it will not be infected. Any contact behavior with patients will not be infected with vitiligo. Infectious diseases are caused by various pathogens and can be transmitted between people, animals or between people and animals. Vitiligo is a depigmentation of skin, mucous membrane and hair caused by the obvious reduction or loss of local melanin Change, do not have pathogens, so vitiligo is not infectious.

matters needing attention

So for some diseases, it is not infectious, we should pay attention to take care of the mood of patients, avoid discrimination and isolation of patients, at the same time, patients should pay attention to timely treatment, avoid the aggravation of the disease to bring other effects, usually also pay more attention to the improvement of living environment.