Is hair loss a sign of venereal disease (VD)?
Secondary syphilis, a venereal disease, may cause a patchy (“moth_eaten”) alopecia. It was relatively common in the past but this is no longer the case. Most patients with hair loss nowadays do not suffer from it or any other form of venereal disease. Does dandruff cause hair loss? Dandruff causes flaking and itchiness of the scalp. It is a very common condition and, not surprisingly, people with hair loss may also suffer from it. However, dandruff does not normally cause hair loss. Are bald people more intelligent? There is a belief that deep thinkers go bald because of the heavy traffic of ideas going through their brains. There is no truth in this. You might even know of a few balding individuals with below-average IQs. Are bald people are more virile? This, again, has no scientific basis. Does frequent shampooing cause hair loss? Using the wrong shampoo can certainly make hair dry, brittle, lustreless or limp, but it will not cause hair loss. The growing part of the hair-the follic
