genetic
Haemophilia
Haemophilia, or hemophilia, is a mostly inherited disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding for a longer time after an injury, easy bruising, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain. Those with a mild case of the disease may have symptoms only after an accident or during . Bleeding into a joint can result in permanent damage while bleeding in the brain can result in long term headaches, , or an altered level of consciousness.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Easy and prolonged bleeding
Causes — why it happens
- ·Usually
Prevention
- ·Preimplantation
Treatment
- ·Replace missing blood clotting factors
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