Thalassemia disease is not yet widely known to the public, as diabetes, heart disease, or stroke. In fact, these diseases include conditions requiring high maintenance costs, as well as non-curable.
thalassemia is a hereditary disease in which there are abnormalities or changes in hemoglobin that causes red blood cells are easily damaged. This is a genetic disease that can not be cured. Until now, the only treatment that can be done is through blood transfusion.
Based on the degree of disorder, thalassemia is divided into major and thalassemia minor (carriers of nature). Special thalassemia major, usually patients need blood transfusions and medical treatment carried throughout life.
In thalassemia major, signs and symptoms that generally appear several months after the birth of them pale and enlarged spleen. In addition, there are other symptoms, such as changes in face shape, skin blackened, stunted growth, and malnutrition / poor.
Transfusion works to help patients with thalassemia major for improving the supply of red blood cells. However, this transfusion effect also needs to get attention because the patient may be at risk from iron overload at the time of transfusion-borne.
Excess iron causes its own dangers for the patient's body because it can accumulate and damage their organs.
However, patients do not need to worry. The reason, iron overload can be mitigated by taking the drug sailor iron (neutralizes iron in the body).
In terms of cost, treatment of this disease is still quite high. The average cost of handling thalassemia every child in the world at 30,000 dollars per year. and this number outside costs if complications occur.
"Thalassemia can be minimized with the optimal screening and raise public awareness about the disease thalassemia and its aftermath.
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