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Ring Worm
The most common infectious agent that causes hair loss is the ring worm. Although it might sound like a worm that infests you, ring worm really is a sort of fungal infection which can develop in different parts of your body having a distinct name for each location. If the ringworm infection happens on your feet it’s called “athlete’s foot” etc.

Problems occur when ring worm develops on the scalp which is almost a guarantee that you will loose your hair in that area of the scalp. Some people like to scratch it and transfer this infectious fungus all over their scalp causing unsightly patches of bald spots where the fungus has taken hold and given a chance to multiply.

The first signs of the ringworm infection on the scalp are small pimple like formations which over time will start increasing in size. The infection will then progress to make the hair in the affected area dry and flaky before temporary baldness occurs. What happens is that the actual fungus will act on the hair making it extremely dry and brittle and much easier to break. The fungus will also act on the actual hair follicles in the area disrupting their functions so the hair produced during the time of infection aren’t as “healthy” as normal hair and are also much more susceptible to falling out.

The area affected by this fungal infection if often very itchy, rather scaly, and is very easy to blister and ooze if it is burst. A tell-tale sign that you have this fungal infection is that the red patch is often redder at the extremities and almost skin color at the middle thus the descriptive name “ring worm”.

Folliculitis
It is basically just a fancy name for the inflammation of the hair follicles. Unlike other forms of infectious agents we name here, Folliculitis isn’t actually the name of an agent, rather it is the name of a condition caused by different types of bacterial of fungal infections that creates inflammation of the hair follicles. Sometime the inflammation can be so bad that the follicle actually dies leaving bald spots where the infectious agents were. Generally this type of condition can be determined by severe redness at the root of the hair and a hair that is very easy to pull off the root. The inflammation can be put right with the proper combination of topical ointments such as anti-inflammatory creams or even topical antibiotic creams.

Seborrheic Dermatitis
As the name implies, this condition is firstly a skin condition and only when it affects areas of skin that produce hair does it contribute to hair loss. The exact agent that causes this infection isn’t yet known but the symptoms can be easily identified. The skin in the affected area will be inflamed and will be either scaly or oily and be either itchy or painful to touch. The situation has been linked to hormonal changes in the patient which can cause an outbreak of this condition all over the body. If affecting areas of skin that have produce hair the condition will cause the hairs to be excessively oily and very easy to pull out of their roots.

Peidra
Piedra is where the actual hair fibers are infected with a fungus and has nothing to do with the hair root or follicles. What happens is that the fungus will take hold in the little microscopic creases of the hair and start growing and spreading creating a nodule in the hair. It should be noted that if not contained the fungus will release spores which will have no problem in taking up residency in other surrounding hairs. It is important that when the situation is diagnosed, the proper steps are taken or your hair will become extremely brittle and break off very easily causing hair loss. Treatment of this condition is through the use of medicated anti-fungal shampoos and also at times the removal of affected hairs by having a close hair cut. It should be noted that this fungal infection can happen to any of the hairs on your body and not only the hairs on your scalp.