Hemophilia A And B Essay

Hemophilia A and B is a bleeding disorders, congenital where the adults and children can have blood clot inherited condition. Children with hemophilia condition, have a bleeding problem and do not stop bleeding as quick as other children. For people who does not have hemophilia, a little, small cut its not a such big problem but, people who suffers from hemophilia, this little cut is deep bleeding inside their body. Especially it affects their knees, ankle, and elbows. In many occasion people with this internal bleeding can damage their organs and tissues, also it could be life-threatening. The most common in type A caused by low level and lack of clotting factor VIII (8), and one of the proteins to helps blood to form clots. In type B caused …show more content…
The blood normally cannot clot in site of a wound and/or injury. This hemophilia A and B affects more in male than females. It can have extemporaneous internal bleeding. Especially in joints and muscles. According to the website, since 1994, people in United States with hemophilia A and B is estimated about 20,000. People who has type A is 1 in 5,000 to 10,000 males. Type B is 1 in 25,000 to 30,000 males. The genes of factor VIII and IX are found on the X chromosome only. If a woman carries the abnormal genes on one of her chromosome, she does not have on herself but she can carry the disorder. Also, she can transmit the genes to her future children. To know about this hemophilia signs and/or symptoms for children are bleeding from mouth, when loose teeth. But, children may not have any signs or symptoms at birth. Additionally, they have long bruises, headache, neck pain, vomiting, sleepiness sudden weakness or problem in walking. For most adults are blood in urine or stool, knees, ankles, elbows, injury, nosebleeds, bruising a lot, muscle bleeding with injury. Together with bleeding into the brain, head trauma, inflammation, painful and loss