Actress Alyssa Milano has gone public with her coronavirus diagnosis, giving her followers a revealing look at one of COVID-19’s little known symptoms – hair loss.
The Charmed star felt like she was “dying” after contracting COVID-19 several months ago.
“Please take care of yourselves,” she wrote, posting an image of her hooked up to a ventilator.
“Please wash your hands and wear a mask and social distance. I don’t want anyone to feel the way I felt.”
A little understood symptom of COVID-19 is hair loss, which Milano is currently dealing with.
“Thought I’d show you what #Covid19 does to your hair. Please take this seriously,” she captioned a video showing her own hair loss experience.
“One brushing. This is my hair loss from COVID-19,” she explains, holding a clump of hair up to the camera after brushing it for less than a minute.
In a study conducted by Dr. Natalie Lambert from Indiana University School of Medicine and Survivor Corps, it was revealed that “long haulers’ [those suffering from long-lasting COVID-19] symptoms are far more numerous than what is currently listed on the CDC’s [Centers For Disease Control And Prevention] website”.
From the 1500 responses, over 400 of the patients said they experienced hair loss.
