10 Years boy have white hairs!!?!?!?!?
By lou_is
@lou_is (665)
India
May 24, 2011 1:47am CST
Today early in the morning my friends and i went to one of our friend's house to tell him birthday wishes. There i saw a boy who has white hairs at the age of 10Years!!!!! i was surprised and asked my friends is it possible!!!?? then my friends also don't know about it, they also saw first time a very young 10 Years boy has white hairs. Friends have you seen such kind of person who has white hairs in his early age? If you know the reason then let me know.
3 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
24 May 11
It is very likely that he was an albino. Albinism is not very common in humans (it is slightly commoner in domestic animals) but occurs in all races. Of course, it is more noticeable when the person is from a dark-skinned race.
It is a genetic condition where the person doesn't produce any melanin (the dark colouring which colours the skin, hair and eyes and protects the skin from ultra violet light). It doesn't affect anything else and such people are perfectly normal (and intelligent) otherwise. It does mean, however, that they sometimes have to be careful to cover their bodies well when going out in the sun and they may also have eye problems, especially in bright light.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
29 May 11
The reason why it may be occurring more amongst humans is that:
1) Albinos are more understood and accepted than they once were and also medical problems which are associated with albinism are more likely to receive treatment, therefore more albinos survive.
2) Because of the above, albinos are perhaps a little more likely to marry and produce children and therefore the gene that produces albinism is passed on more often.
3) The actual frequency of albinism may NOT, in fact, be increasing. It may be simply that the media may be reporting on it more often. This has also been the case with many diseases, which appear to be more common than they were but it is really a function of better diagnosis, more media interest and a heightened general awareness.
@bdjvanilla (83)
• Latvia
24 May 11
I can imagine just 2 reasons why he can have white hair:
1) he changed his hair color to his hairdresser;
2) or maybe he is albin (a person with albinism: white hair and pink eyes and milky skin)
@naija4real (1291)
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24 May 11
It is not strange to see young boy or girl having white hair. It could be hereditary factor that is the person most probably inherited the problem from his parents or grandparents.
There are so many conditions that most human have in their body that is a product of hereditary factors.
