Bring life back by donating blood world thalassemia day

Bring life back by donating blood #World Thalassemia day.

World Thalassemia day is celebrated on 8th May of every year. The main motto behind this is to raise awareness among people regarding how important is blood donation for Thalassemia patients.

Basically our body make three type of cell- RBC (red blood cell), WBC (white blood cell) and platelets. Where RBC contains hemoglobin and are rich in protein, which carries oxygen from your lungs to all other parts of body.

Thalassemia Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which body makes an abnormal form of “hemoglobin”. Hemoglobin is protein molecule in red blood cells which carries oxygen.

This result in decrease count of red blood cell in body, which leads to “Anemia”. Anemia is condition in which body does not have normal amount of red blood cell.

Why we celebrate?

World Thalassemia day is celebrated across world just because  To help people suffering and its complication they are facing in their life. It can affect any age group of people but mostly found in small children.

 To motivate and encourage young generation to donate blood in order to prevent the patients.  To motivate doctors and health professional to help patients who are suffering.  To encourage government sector to develop more health care facilities in rural areas.  To increase number of healthy people without thalassemia and other infectious disease across world.

Some of symptoms observed      

Anemia Low appetite Jaundice Dark urine(discoloration) Bone problems Heart problems.

Causes  Thalassemia is caused by transferring (mutation) DNA of cell that make hemoglobin.

Mutation linked with Thalassemia are passed from parents to children. Thus cause by gene mutation  If both of your parents are carriers of Thalassemia, there are more chances that you might also suffer from same.  If one of your parent have Thalassemia then you can have some symptoms in you which is known as Thalassemia minor.

Complications Person who is suffering from Thalassemia undergoes complications like  Iron will be overloaded. People with Thalassemia get too much of iron in them, because – blood transfusion in them or from disease. Excess of iron can cause damage to heart, liver and other body organs too.  Get quick in touch of infections.  Slow growth rate. If small child is suffering from Thalassemia, growth will be retarded.

How to prevent it  Prenatal Test. Thalassemia is caused by inheritance. This can be prevented by Prenatal Test before birth of child.

 If any of your family member is having Thalassemia, planning for a child it would be better to consult doctor before having pregnancy.

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