It depends on the type of thalassemia. Some forms have minimal signs and symptoms. But others can certainly cause jaundice. Beta-thalassemia major affects how red blood cells develop. Those that actually do make it into the blood stream bear "inclusion bodies" that are detected by the spleen. The spleen destroys these red blood cells, releasing cell content, including bilirubin. Because red blood cells are getting destroyed, the body tries to make more and more, and the spleen keeps destroying them. The body can't clear the bilirubin which presents as jaundice.
ofcourse. you can get jaundice by transfusion of many virus,like hepatitis virus,that can lead to jaundice.that happen because the virus attack liver. Like we know liver function as conjungate billirubin,if liver damage,unconjungated billirubin mix with blood that can lead to jaundice.
Symptoms of thalassemia include bone deformities in the face, fatigue, jaundice, stunted growth, shortness of breath, poor vision and enlarged spleen.
People with Malaria often have Jaundice because the destruction of the red blood cells that Malaria cause's can cause Jaundice.
Polluted water can causes the out brak of Jaundice.
the answer is no
yes it can
True jaundice comes from the reddish-yellow bile salt, bilirubin. Unusually high concentrations of this compound in the body cause yellowing, or jaundice. Jaundice is typically diagnostic of liver failure. As such, jaundice itself does not spread by touch. However, if an infectious disease has attacked the liver and thus is the root cause of the jaundice, that infection may be transmissible by touch.
Hyperbilirubinemia causes jaundice.
Alpha thalassemia silent carrierAlpha thalassemia minor, also called alpha thalassemia traitHemoglobin H diseaseAlpha thalassemia major, also called hydrops fetalisBeta thalassemia minor, also called beta thalassemia traitBeta thalassemia intermediaBeta thalassemia major, also called Cooley's anemia or beta-zero (ß0) thalassemiaBeta-plus (ß+) thalassemiaMediterranean anemia
Thalassemia is a genetic disorder as a result of an imbalance in the hemoglobin. In sickle cell, also a genetic disorder, the mutation cause a crescent shaped molecule.
Jaundice is an infection of the liver, and if it , the liver was week due to early drinking, it can cause the patient to even die.
Thalassemia describes a group of inherited disorders characterized by reduced or absent amounts of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein inside the red blood cells. There are two basic groups of thalassemia disorders: alpha thalassemia and beta thalassemia. These conditions cause varying degrees of anemia, which can range from insignificant to life threatening. Go to: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Thallassemia
In jaundice there is depostion of billirubin and bile salts in the skin, the billirubin gives the yellow color and the salts is the reason of pruritis.