What is Haemophilia?
Haemophillia is a medical condition in which the blood is not able to clot normally. It is a recessive trait that is associated with the X-chromosome and is a sex-linked disease. Inheritance: who gets Haemophilia? Haemophillia affects all people of different races and ethnic origins. It affects almost only males in its most severe forms. It can affect females but only if the father is hemophiliac and the mother is the carrier. However many women that are carriers have symptoms of mild haemophillia. It is a hereditary disorder and the child is affected at birth. Haemophillia is often diagnosed in the 1 year of the child's life. Symptoms of Haemophilia. The signs and symptoms of Haemophillia are: Excessive bleeding: external bleeding and internal bleeding, bleeding in the joints and bleeding in the brain. Different types of Haemophilia. There are 3 different types of Heamophillia: 1: Mild Heamophillia 2: Moderate Heamophillia 3: Severe Heamophillia Statistics: How many people have Haemophilia in Australia? In Australia currently there are 2,800 people that have the disease with different degrees of severity. the process of genetic testing. For carriers or possible carriers of Haemophilia it is advisable to take genetic counselling, preferably before becoming pregnant. This should provide you with the information to enable you to make an informed decision in relation to family planning. the process:
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