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The answer to this question is not cut and dry. Literally speaking, a person with hemophilia does not bleed easier than any other person. Hemophilia slows the blood's ability to clot and thus a person with hemophilia will bleed longer than other people.
The perception that people with hemophilia bleed easier comes from two situations.
First, minor trauma such as bumping into something does the same damage to both individuals (those with and without hemophilia), however the individual without the bleeding disorder may plug damaged blood vessels with clots so fast that the injury leads to no noticeable damage. A person with hemophilia may develop bruising or swelling as a result since the damaged blood vessels leak for a longer period of time.
Second, the damage done to joints and tissue from prolonged bleeding can make the area more susceptible to future trauma and more easily injured. In this instance, the individual may "bleed easier", however this is a secondary effect, caused by earlier bleeding, not hemophilia directly.
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What would it be like if you had to live with hemophilia?
You would have to be careful. You bleed very easily and a lot.
What hemophilia do?
It is a disease where the blood does not clot. Victims bruise easily from very mild touch and can easily bleed to death from minor cuts or scrapes.
Is it true that a person with the genetic disorder called hemophilia bleeds easily?
no they do not
Why is hemophilia is a serious disease?
Hemophilia is a serious disease, because even if the person has a small cut they can bleed to death because they don't have platelets to stop the cut from bleeding.
What do you think happens to a person with hemophilia who has a minor cut?
They would bleed. If it's a minor cut they would bleed more slowly, but they would keep bleeding.
Can you die from hemophilia?
Yes, you can die from hemophilia. The condition prevents clotting of the blood, so you could bleed to death.
Why is hemophili a a serious disorder?
Hemophilia is a (usually) genetic disease that affetcs the blood. In a hemophilic person, the blood is unable to clot properly or as quickly as it would in an unaffected person. If blood does not clot properly or at all (depending on the case, some are more severe than others), then a person could easily bleed to death from a minor wound if they do not have medical attention within a reasonable amount of time. Also, hemophilia can can bruising to occur easily. There can be easy internal bleeding or hemoraging, which can be potentially fatal.
What disease causes people to bleed for a long period of time?
Hemophilia.
What is the condition called when you bleed a lot or profusely?
This condition is called Hemophilia.
Is hemophilia a sex-limited or a sex-influenced trait?
Hemophilia, along with color blindness, is a sex-linked recessive trait. Hemophilia is when a person lacks a clotting factor in the blood. This results in the decreased ability to have blood clots. This can be dangerous because a person may internally or externally bleed to death. People with hemophilia must take clotting factors (by needle injection) frequently throughout their lives in order to live. As it is to be known, mothers are the carriers of these kind of traits. If a mother has the hemophilia trait, that means that her son will have hemophilia.
Can everybody get hemophilia?
No, it is a genetic disorder that can cause you to bleed to death with a simple cut.
How do you die from hemophilia?
You would bleed to death, as the condition prevents the clotting of your blood
