Tuesday 9 August 2011

How is Haemophilia managed and treated?

Haemophilia does not have a cure, but can be managed efficiently with current clotting factor treatment. People with haemophilia can't die of a simple cut, all a small cut needs is the regular treatment, people receive (bandaid). For deeper cuts the person affected bleeds no faster than anyone else but bleeds longer leading to blood loss. 'Bleeds' or spontaneous bleeding occur for no obvious reason or injury and bleed into muscles or joints. Recombinant factor is the most widely used type of concentrate. This is made by genetic engineering and contains little or no material from human blood or animals. Factor concentrates are infused (injected) into a vein at home by parents trained to treat their child, or by people themselves when they are confident enough to do it, or at the Haemophilia Centre.

The diference between the normal clotting pross and the haemophilia clotting process

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