Description Possible Remedies
Description Possible Remedies
BS BIOLOGY-1 BLOCK C
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Disease Description Possible Remedies
Hemophilia Hemophilia is a rare disorder The present goal of
in which your blood doesn't hemophilia therapy is to raise
clot normally because it lacks factor levels, decrease the
sufficient blood-clotting frequency and severity of
proteins (clotting factors). If bleeding episodes and
you have hemophilia, you may prevent complications of
bleed for a longer time after bleeding. Hemophilia
an injury than you would if treatment uses clotting factor
your blood clotted normally. concentrate, also called
"factor," which is a dried
powder form of the clotting
factor. It is mixed with water to
form a liquid before it is given.
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Disease Description and Causes Possible Remedies
Leukemia Leukemia is cancer of the Treatment for your leukemia
body's blood-forming tissues, depends on many factors.
including the bone marrow Your doctor determines your
and the lymphatic system. leukemia treatment options
based on your age and overall
Many types of leukemia exist. health, the type of leukemia
Some forms of leukemia are you have, and whether it has
more common in children. spread to other parts of your
Other forms of leukemia occur body, including the central
mostly in adults. nervous system.
There is some kinds of
Leukemia usually involves the treatment:
white blood cells. Your white Chemotherapy.
blood cells are potent infectionChemotherapy is the major
fighters — they normally grow form of treatment for
and divide in an orderly way, leukemia. This drug treatment
as your body needs them. But uses chemicals to kill
in people with leukemia, the leukemia cells.
bone marrow produces
abnormal white blood cells, Depending on the type of
which don't function properly. leukemia you have, you may
receive a single drug or a
combination of drugs. These
drugs may come in a pill form,
or they may be injected
directly into a vein.
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Disease Description and Causes Possible Remedies
Thalassemia Thalassemia (thal-uh-SEE- If you have mild thalassemia,
me-uh) is an inherited blood you may not need treatment.
disorder characterized by less But if you have a more severe
hemoglobin and fewer red form of the disorder, you may
blood cells in your body than need regular blood
normal. Hemoglobin is the transfusions. You can also
substance in your red blood take steps on your own to
cells that allows them to carry cope with fatigue, such as
oxygen. The low hemoglobin choosing a healthy diet and
and fewer red blood cells of exercising regularly.
thalassemia may cause
anemia, leaving you fatigued.
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