Haemophilia

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Haemophilia

• This presentation is by group 2
• Welcome

Haemophilia is a inherited and lifelong blood
disorder where an essential blood clotting
factor is either party or completely missing. It
occurs in all racial groups and affects about 1
in 10,000 of the male population.
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What is Haemophilia?

• Haemophilia is passed from parent to child it
  cannot be caught.
• Men with haemophilia pass the gene that has
  messages for haemophilia on to their
  daughters,but not their sons
• These daughters blood usually clots normally
  though they carry the gene for Haemophilia in
  their blood they are called carriers
• When these daughters have babies, they may pass
• haemophilia on to some of their children.
  Affected
• girls will be carriers of the haemophilia gene,
  like
• them. Affected boys will have haemophilia.

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Is All Haemophilia The Same?

• no
• If a person has a small amount of factor
  VIII or
• factor IX, his haemophilia is moderate. He
  will
• most likely bleed less often than a person
  with
• severe haemophilia, and usually following
  an
• accident.
• If a persons factor VIII or factor IX
  level is just a
• bit higher than in moderate haemophilia,
  but still
• below the level needed for a good clot,
  his
• haemophilia is mild. Unusual bleeding will
  only
• happen when people like this have a tooth
  taken out
• or when they have an operation or a big
  accident.
• All people with haemophilia must see a
• haemophilia healthcare worker if they need
  to have
• a tooth taken out or have an operation, or
• if they have a big accident.

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Will I Always Have Haemophilia?

• Yes.
• A person with haemophilia is born with it
  and has it all his life.
• The amount of factor VIII or IX in his blood
  usually stays the same throughout his life.
• Once a child is an adult, he will usually bleed
  less often.

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How Is My Haemophilia Treated?

• Missing clotting factor can be put into the
  blood
• through a needle in the persons vein.
• This added clotting factor only lasts for a
  short time.
• If a person has treatment during the
  morning, it may
• not be working any more by the evening.

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THANK YOU!

• We hope you enjoyed our presentation
• By Nagib, Abdul,Mustafa, Aaron, Jordan and Rhys.