Alopecia is a medical word that refers to hair loss generally. And there are descriptors added which can refer to where the hair loss is occurring, or to the cause of it
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Anybody can get alopecia. Alopecia areata can appear at whatever stage in life, from kids to grown-ups, and all kinds of people. In any case, influencing African Americans than white or Asian Americans’ almost certain. Around 1 million individuals in the US have alopecia areata.