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Hemophilia in the US is considered rare. Affecting mostly males, it occurs in about 13 of every 100,000 people.
I'm not sure where he is getting his data from, however;
I've heard the number 1/10,000 used many times, however there is no single source of data that does not contradict itself.
According to the US Census Bureau the Population of the United States in 2011 was estimated to be 311, 591,917. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are only an estimated 20,000 males with hemophilia in the United States and considerably fewer females. If we do the math, we see that 311,591,917 / 20,000 says that there is approximately 1 male with hemophilia for every 15,580 people. This means 10 males in approximately 155,800 people.
If we also include the females into these numbers (for which there is very few females, definitely less than 1 female for every 10 males) we would see at most 11 hemophiliacs (both male & female) / 155,800 people which is equivalent to about 7 in 100,000 people.
The strongest source of data really comes from males born with hemophilia each year. According to the CDC, there are approximately 400 male hemophiliacs born each year wich equates to 1/5000 male births. However we must remember the lower than average age of death that lowers this ratio significantly when looking at the population as a whole. In 20 or 30 more years, this will probably become the default ratio as the health care and safety of medications now offer people with hemophilia near normal life expectancies.
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Is albinism hemophilia progeria or huntingtons disease more common in males?
Hemophilia
Is hemophilia more common in men or women?
It is more common in men.
Could a Girl have hemophillia?
Yes. Hemophilia is sex-linked, and is much more common in males than in females, but it is not impossible for a girl to have hemophilia.
How many males are currently living with hemohilia in the US?
It is estimated that about 20,000 males in the US are currently living with hemophilia. Hemophilia is a rare genetic blood disorder that primarily affects males. Treatment and management of hemophilia have significantly improved over the years.
What do color blindness and hemophilia have in common?
They are both sex-linked traits.
What is the difference between Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B?
There are two types of hemophilia: hemophilia A (sometimes called classical hemophilia) and hemophilia B (sometimes called Christmas disease). Both are caused by a low level or absence of one of the proteins in the blood (called factors) that control bleeding. Hemophilia A is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII, and hemophilia B is caused by a deficiency of factor IX. There is no difference between the two types of hemophilia, except that hemophilia B is about five times less common than hemophilia A.
What is the protein that hemophiliacs lack?
In the most common type, Hemophilia A, the person lacks clotting factor VIII. In Hemophilia B, clotting factor IX is lacking.
What is Common ailments of heartbloodblood vessels?
leukemia,stroke,hemophilia,gangree and anemia
What do all hemophilia suffers have in common?
What hemopheliacs have in common is that their blood does not clot normally, unless they use a clotting agent.
Is hemophilia a inherited disorder?
Yes hemophilia is a inheerited bleeding dissorder. i read it from my medical book. hemophilia means blood love and can be passed down from mother to daughter. or in some cases mother to son. it is more common for it to passed to daughters. I hope this helped. :)
What is an inherited abnormality that causes a deficiency of a specific clotting factor resulting in a reduced ablitity to clot blood?
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that slows down the blood clotting process. People who have hemophilia often have longer bleeding after an injury or surgery. People who have severe hemophilia have spontaneous bleeding into the joints and muscles. Hemophilia occurs more commonly in males than in females.The two most common types of hemophilia are hemophilia A (also known as classic hemophilia) and hemophilia B (also known as Christmas disease). People who have hemophilia A have low levels of a blood clotting factor called factor eight (FVIII). People who have hemophilia B have low levels of factor nine (FIX).The two types of hemophilia are caused by permanent gene changes (mutations) in different genes.
What is a disease in which the blood does not clot normally?
Hemophilia is one disease in which blood does not clot normally. von Willebrand's Disease
