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You would get it from your mother. It is a sex-liked genetic disorder.
Females are the carriers, males exhibit the condition.
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How many people get hemophilia a year?
You have to be born with hemophilia, it is not something people can "catch".
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.
Can people with hemophilia live on their own?
Yes of course, people with hemophilia live with it there whole lives so they learn to be very cautious.
What percent of peoplehave hemophilia?
Hemophilia affects approximately 1 in 10,000 people. The percentage is then approximately 0.01%.
Are people with Hemophilia prevented of getting Malaria?
No, hemophilia does not confer an advantage against malaria. People with sickle-cell anemia do have an immunity, of sorts.
What kinds of people have more of a chance of getting hemophilia?
Hemophilia is a genetic disease, therefore people who have ancestors who were hemophiliacs have a greater chance of getting it.
What bathroom would someone with gender-ambiguous sexual organs use?
Most people with gender-ambiguous sexual organs identify strongly with one gender (both genetically and personally). However, like people without gender-ambiguous sexual organs, some people don't feel that they fit into the classic gender binary. These people usually go the restroom that their outer appearance is most reflective of or that they feel most comfortable in. No matter how someone identifies, most people go to the bathroom to relieve themselves--not for nefarious activities.
Does Gender effect the way people remember images?
yah,most people
What is a true of sex linked inherited diseases such as hemophilia?
Yes, as in only males can have hemophilia.
How did hemophilia affect European politics and monarchies?
When people would dispute who should claim the throne when the heirs died from hemophilia.
What are people with hemophilia at risk of?
People with hemophilia are at very high risk of hemorrhage (severe, heavy, uncontrollable bleeding) from injuries such as motor vehicle accidents and also from surgery.
Who can inherit hemophilia?
Anyone can inherit hemophilia. In most cases, it is a man whose mother is a carrier of the disease. It is extremely rare for a woman to have hemophilia but it is not uncommon for one to be a carrier. It is even possible for someone whose family has no record of hemophilia to get it through gene mutations.
