Ebola Disease : Complications

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Complications could include:
Survivors may have unusual problems, such as hair loss and sensory changes.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 22, 2008
Partial or complete loss of hair is called alopecia.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 18, 2007
Alopecia, also called hair loss, baldness, and epilation, is a common side effect of chemotherapy and radiation therapy . Most patients undergoing chemotherapy, especially those who are being treated with more than one drug, will suffer from hair loss.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Hair loss. Alopecia is partial or total loss of hair as a result of any number of causes, including the normal aging process.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hair loss, or alopecia , is total or partial baldness caused by hormonal changes or physical or mental stress . Hair loss occurs for many reasons.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hair loss syndromes are a varied group of disorders and conditions characterized by the gradual or sudden loss of large amounts of hair- most often from the scalp, but sometimes from other areas of the body. Hair loss (or baldness) is sometimes referred to as alopecia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Alopecia is the partial or complete loss of hair- especially on the scalp- either in patches (alopecia areata), on the entire head (alopecia totalis), or over the entire body (alopecia universalis). A basic understanding of hair biology and normal hair development is essential in distinguishing normal versus abnormal hair loss in children and adolescents.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hair loss syndromes are a varied group of disorders and conditions characterized by the gradual or sudden loss of large amounts of hair- most often from the scalp, but sometimes from other areas of the body. Hair loss (or baldness) is sometimes referred to as alopecia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Alopecia simply means hair loss (baldness). Hair loss occurs for a great many reasons- from pulling it out to having it killed off by cancer chemotherapy .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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