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Hemophilia are divided into severe, moderate and mild diseases depending on the level of functional factor VIII or factor IX. (normal levels are between 50% and 150%)
Mild hemophilia patients (factor levels>5% and <50%) bleed only after injury, invasive procedure or surgery. Carriers of hemophilia are also sometimes found to have factor levels in the Mild range.
Moderate hemophiliacs (factor levels - 2to 5%) experience more bleeds, about once a month, usually after trauma, surgery or extreme exertion. They usually bleed in the muscles and joints. Once a bleeding occurs in a particular area, these patients may continue to have bleeding episodes in those areas.
Severe hemophiliacs (factor level<1%) bleed spontaneously usually in joints, muscles and soft tissues.
Joint and muscle bleeding may cause pain, tingling, heat, swelling, limited range of motion etc. It commonly occurs in the ankles, elbows and knees but can also affect any joint in the body.
Rarely, bleeding can occur in mucous membranes such as the mouth, tongue, throat, nose etc. Hematuria may also occur. Central nervous system bleeds such as intracranial or spinal cord bleeds are life threatening and may present as stiff neck or back , headache, vomiting, confusion, change in behavior, slurred speech, focal deficits or unequal pupils. Other sites where major bleeds may occur is neck, throat, eye, GI system, hip, testes, retroperitoneum and following severe injury.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is usually detected at birth if the parents know that they are the carries or it has ran in their family. If the parents do not know about being a carrier or in running through their family then they wont have the child tested until they have their first incounter with their child bleeding and not being able to stop it.
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∙ 11y agoHemophilia is a genetic disorder, so you are born with it.
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A hereditary bleeding disorder that results from lack of clotting factors?
Hemophilia, Sickle Cell anemia.
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.
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.
Excessive bleeding caused by congenital lack of factor VII or IX?
A lack of factor VIII is hemophilia A, and a lack in factor IX is hemophilia B. They can cause excessive bleeding because the person is unable to clot.
What is the deadly disease that has afflicted European royalty?
Hemophilia Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder that is caused by low levels of blood protein, essential for clotting.
Can hemophilia be detected in the child before birth?
yes hemophilia can be detected before birth
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
Can fish get hemophilia?
Yes - there are dogs with hemophilia. German Shepards in Europe with hemophilia can be traced back to one dog: Canto von der Wienerau. For more informationon hemophilia and dogs: http://mydogfluffy.com/faq.htm Mice with hemophilia are used to research hemophilia medication and a cure for hemophilia.
A woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia get married. What are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
There is no chance that the child will have hemophilia even if the spouse has hemophilia. Any girls the couple has will be carriers if the spouse has hemophilia.
What A woman with hemophilia and a men without hemophilia get married . what are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
50%
A hereditary bleeding disorder that results from lack of clotting factors?
Hemophilia, Sickle Cell anemia.
Can anyone be a candidate for hemophilia?
Can anyone be a candidate for the hemophilia a
What is the nickname for hemophilia?
hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease because Stephen Christmas was the first patient with the disease, and hemophilia A is just known as classic hemophilia.
What Woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia are expecting a baby boy. What are the chances that their son will also have hemophilia?
50%
What is the effects of Hemophilia?
Hemophilia is when your blood clots slowly or not at all.
What are the statistics of hemophilia in England?
50 million ppl have hemophilia
Is hemophilia contageous?
No, Hemophilia is a genetic disease. A person is born with it.
