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Anyone Can get it. Might not be as visible for them, but yes they can.

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How do people turn white?

By being born that way or to get Vitiligo like Michael Jackson did.


Can you die from Vitiligo?

No, Vitiligo is not so dangerous disease. No, vitiligo's simply a pigmentation deficiency in which the melanin cells are not producing pigment, therefore the skin turns white. It's not contagious either.


How can you do white your skin?

By diagnosing yourself with Vitiligo


How did Michael Jackson changed to white?

He had vitiligo.


What are milk white patches on the skin?

Vitiligo


How many people have vitiligo?

Vitiligo affects one percent of the world's population. Both genders and all races are equally affected by vitiligo. But most people develop vitiligo before the age of forty. For more information on vitiligo you can look on: http://www.vitiligoguide.com


Is acro-orificial and acrofacial vitiligo same?

Acrofacial vitiligo is the type of vitiligo in which white patches occur away from the center of the body like face, facial orifices and distal end of fingers.I haven't heard of acro-orificial vitiligo. But from its name it seems that the type of vitiligo in which white patches occur on facial orifices so I think these both are same.For more information on vitiligo visit:http://www.vitiligoguide.comhttp://www.slideshare.net/VitiligoGuide


How did Michael bcome white?

Michael Jackson did not actually become white. He stated during his life that he had vitiligo. This is a skin condition that causes a complete lack of pigment in patches.


Does vitiligo happen in darker skin people?

Vitiligo can happen to anyone who has melanin, this includes a large population of people who consider themselves white. So if you can tan, if you can get a little brown or sun kissed, you have melanin and can possible get vitiligo. It doesn't matter if you are dark or pale, as long as you have melanin, there is a possibilitiy. If you are Irish or Scottish, usually those ethnic gropus who burn red and not tan, lack melanin, will not get vitiligo.


Did Michael Jackson Have A Desease?

He had a skin disease called Vitiligo. Jackson suffered from Vitiligo. This disease caused lighter patches to appear upon the skin. As many patients with the disease, it is thought that he chose to depigmentate the whole skin.


Is there pain on the vitiligo affected site?

Vitiligo is a disease with loss of pigmentation. White spots start appearing on the skin of patients affected with Vitiligo. Such person may have single or many spots. Pain is hardly experienced in cases affected with Vitiligo.


Did Michel bleach himself?

Michael claimed to suffer from vitiligo. The disease makes a lot of white patches on the person's skin. As many people that suffer from vitiligo, he decided to depigmentate his skin, in order to hide the patches. He started to wear the one-hand glove to hide the vitiligo marks at his fingers.