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It is named after Stephen Christmas who was one of the first patients diagnosed with the disease in 1952 and was studied by researchers in Oxford, England. He had many blood transplants through out his life and he ended up dying from developing AIDs from one of his donors.
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Which is called Christmas disease in Christmas?
Hemophilia B is called Christmas disease after Stephen Christmas, the first patient suffering from it.
Why is hemophilia B called the Christmas disease?
It is named after the first patient who was described with the symptoms of Hemophilia type B, Stephen Christmas.
What is hemophilia commonly called?
Many years ago, it was refered to as 'the Royal Disease" also the "Bleeding disease". Hemophilia B is also known as Christmas Disease.
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 is Christmas disease also known as?
Hemophilia B.
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
What is the disease that prevents blood from clotting?
blood do not clot it is due to disease that disease called haemophiliafromshrey batham ,class 1oU.D.C.A
What is another name for hemophilia?
Haemophilia is often spelled with an extra "a" in scientific journals but hemophilia has become widely used.
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 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.
Is hemophilia contageous?
No, Hemophilia is a genetic disease. A person is born with it.
Why is Hemophilia a very serious disease?
Hemophilia is a serious disease because you don't have the right proteins to clot up your blood( called clotting factors) If you cut yourself and you have hemophilia you could bleed to death if you don;t go to the doctor right away.
