Breaking the rumor of vitiligo infection and refusing to discriminate against vitiligo patients!

Breaking the rumor of vitiligo infection and refusing to discriminate against vitiligo patients!

In daily life, everyone has a fear of vitiligo patients and even avoids them, not only because of the white spots on their skin surface, but also because they are afraid of infection and other reasons. In fact, it can be said with certainty that vitiligo is not contagious! Let's take a look together below.

What is an infectious disease? Infectious diseases refer to infectious diseases that are transmitted from one person or other species to another in various ways. It has the characteristics of strong infectivity, sudden onset, rapid spread, and high mortality rate. Infectious diseases can be divided into two categories: natural infectious diseases and man-made infectious diseases. The most common ones are pestis, cholera, smallpox and measles. Normally, the disease can be transmitted through air, water sources, food, contact, soil, vertical transmission (mother child transmission), and other routes. Every infectious disease is caused by its own unique pathogen, which can be a microorganism or parasite, including viruses, bacteria, etc. Infection is the main difference between infectious diseases and other diseases. Infectious diseases refer to pathogens that can be transmitted to others through multiple pathways. The main condition for infection is the pathogen.

However, vitiligo is a skin depigmentation disease caused by significant reduction or loss of local melanin, without pathogens, so vitiligo is not contagious. Although the causes of vitiligo are complex, these triggers are not contagious. The common causes of vitiligo include genetic factors, immune factors, mental and neurological factors, endocrine factors, micronutrient deficiencies, trauma factors, etc. These are not pathogens, and vitiligo is not contagious.