Animals with vitiligo, which seemed to lack paint
Categories: Animals | Health and Medicine
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/en/article/animals-with-vitiligo-which-seemed-to-lack-paint1Vitiligo is a non—dangerous sluggish skin disease, which is characterized by white spots appearing on different parts of the body. This is due to the fact that the body's immune system attacks and destroys the skin cells responsible for its color — melanocytes.
About one percent of the world's population (approximately 50 million people) suffer from vitiligo. Although this disorder is more common among humans, it can also manifest in animals: dogs, cats, birds, and even giraffes. But animals are still beautiful, so even despite vitiligo, it seems that this is what is intended. Maybe the creator just didn't have enough ink…
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Source: Bored Panda
Keywords: Vitiligo | Disease | Skin | Cats | Color | Dogs
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