It can be very distressing when your hair starts to fall out after recovering from COVID-19, but you are not alone.

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Many COVID-19 survivors experience hair loss after their initial COVID infection. In fact, temporary hair loss is possible after any fever or illness.

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What you are experiencing is actually more accurately called “hair shedding.” The medical name is telogen effluvium. 

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Shedding is a normal part of the hair growth cycle, but after a fever or illness, more hairs than normal can enter the shedding phase of the hair growth cycle at the same time.

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Hair shedding may cause noticeable hair loss and lead to your scalp being more visible in some areas.