Thalassemia is a serious blood related disease.
Thalassemia is a serious blood related disease.
World Thalassemia Day 2023: Thalassemia Day is celebrated every year on 8th May all over the world. Tell that Thalassemia is a very fatal disease related to blood. This is the reason why WHO also runs many campaigns to spread awareness among the general public against this dangerous disease all over the world. You can find out the seriousness of Thalassemia from the fact that if the patient does not get blood in 3 or 6 months, then the patient’s life can also be lost.
Please tell that the disease of thalassemia is found congenital in children. It is of two types mild and major. If mild thalassemia is found in a child, then he can live his life in a normal way. On the other hand, if the problem of thalassemia is major in the child, then they do not survive for long and even if one survives, they face many problems throughout their life.
Know what is Thalassemia
As we told you, Thalassemia is a type of blood disorder. In this, red blood cells are not produced properly in the child’s body and the cells formed do not work properly for a long time. This is the reason why these children have to be transfused at least one unit of blood every 21 days. Even after this, in many cases children suffering from this disease do not survive for a very long time.
blood in our bodyblood) plays a very important role, the white blood cells (WBC) and red blood cells (RBC) present in it work to increase immunity. Red blood cells maintain the level of hemoglobin in the body, but the production of red blood cells is very less in the body of a thalassemia patient.
How can thalassemia happen
As we told you, many children are born with Thalassemia with them since birth. If one or both of the mother or father has thalassemia, then this disease can also come in the child. That’s why before planning a child or before getting married, you should get your necessary medical tests done. If both parents have mild disease, then the child has a 50-50 chance of having thalassemia. However, if the disease is major in one of the parents, then the risk of transmission of the disease to the children is very high.
