Thallasemia


 * Content**s:
 * 1) __**Intro to Thallasemia**__
 * 2) Types
 * 3) Causes
 * 4) Symptoms
 * 5) Effects
 * 6) Treatments
 * 7) Personal Stories
 * 8) Links

= = =__**THALLASEMIA**__=

General Information:
- Thallasemia is a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affects synthesis of hemoglobin (molecules found in our red blood cells that are necessary for transporting oxygen troughout the body), resulting in anemia. - Because of the decreased production of hemoglobin, red blood cells are small.

Probablity of Inheriting Thallasemia:
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Distribution of Thallasemia around the world:

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A person can only get Thalassemia by inheriting it from their parents. The genes that determine what we look like are also responsible for many diseases. Thalassemia happens by chance, there is nothign that we can do about it. Thallaseemia can not be caught by anyone else or transmitted, it is simply a disease you are born with. Sources: http://www.health-disease.org/blood-disorders/thallasemia.htm http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1229.asp [|http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thalassemia.com/images/] [|trait_illus.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.thalassemia.com/thal_trait.html&h=328&w=218&sz=8&hl=en] [|&start=3&tbnid=QO7GYF4EuTxitM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=78&prev=/images%3Fq%3DThalassemia%26] [|gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DX]>

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