Is albinism an infectious disease? Albinism runs in families and is not an infectious disease. What kind of people get it? Many occur in people who are married to close relatives. Albinism can be inherited in 2 ways. The first is a type of albinism that is mainly eye damage, called ocular albinism, which is X-linked recessive and is transmitted from mother to son, but not to daughter, with a probability of 1 in 2. This type accounts for a relatively small percentage of all albinism types. There is one heterozygote for the albinism gene in approximately 70 individuals with a normal phenotype. Type 2 Both parents of the patient carry the albinism gene and do not develop the disease themselves. If both parents pass on the gene to their children, they will develop the disease, and both sexes have an equal chance of developing the disease, which has a 25% chance of occurring. Do albinos live as long as normal people? People with albinism can actually live as long as normal people. Theoretically, albinos are the same as the general population because it is not a life-threatening disease. How are albinos treated? Albinism is currently not effectively treated with medication and can only be treated physically to minimize the damage to the eyes and skin from UV radiation. Treatment with photosensitizing drugs and hormones can also be used to make the white spots diminish or even disappear. Attention should also be paid to the psychological aspects of albinos. There is still no cure for albinism except for symptomatic treatment. Therefore, albinism should be prevented by prohibiting consanguineous marriages through genetic counseling and prenatal genetic diagnosis can also prevent the birth of children with this disease. In short, albinos can live like normal people, and treatment should focus on reducing the damage to the eyes and skin caused by ultraviolet radiation. Blacks and other ethnic albinos behave differently. The symptoms of albino blacks and other albinos are similar, and the two diseases belong to a type of albinism in the city, but other albinos are white all over, while albino blacks have many black dots, which are very distinguishable.