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What are the three types of haemophilias?
Haemophilia A - an inhibition of clotting caused by a deficiency in a protein called Clotting Factor VIII Haemophilia B - an inhibition of clotting caused by a deficiency in a protein called Clotting Factor IX Haemophilia C - an inhibition of clotting caused by a deficiency in a protein called Clotting Factor XI -similar to- vonWillebrand's Disorder - an inhibition of clotting caused by a deficiency in a protein called the vonWillebrand's Factor
Hemophilia is caused by a defiency of what clotting factor?
factor VIII
What is a clotting factor?
contains nutrients
What factors affect how skin heals?
The most notable factor affecting how wounds heal is the clotting factor of plasma. If the clotting factor is weak, scars are more likely to form.
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 plasma that lacks a clotting factor?
Serum, it lacks all of the elements needed for clotting. They have been separated out.
Is vitamin k a factor of blood clotting?
yes
What are facts about hemophilia?
There are three types of hemophilia: A, B, CQueen Victoria was a carrier of hemophilia B.Proteins are blood-clotting factors that hemophiliacs lack.Hemophilia A is Clotting Factor VIII deficiency.Hemophilia B is Clotting Factor IX deficiency.Hemophilia C is Clotting Factor XI deficiency.Hemophiliacs do not bleed more than other people, they simply bleed longer.Hemophilia is NOT contagious.
What causes longer clotting time?
The main cause of a longer clotting time is the deficiency of the clotting factor in the blood. This is as a result of a damaged platelet in the blood cells.
In medical terms what is the 'Christmas factor'?
A blood-clotting protein
What are some of the treatments for hemophilia?
replace the clotting factor in the veins
What types of treatment are available for the sufferers of hemophilia?
The main treatment for hemophilia is called replacement therapy. Concentrates of clotting factor VIII or clotting factor IX are slowly dripped or injected into a vein.
