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Hemophillia

Hemophilia
By Chelsea Stevenson

Biology 30
Mr Friesen
May 18, 2005

Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder. (1, 36)(2, 759)(3, 529)(5, ____) (6) (7) (8) (10) (12) (13) (14) Hemophilia is a disease where the blood does not clot normally. (1, 36)(3, 529)(2, 759)(5,____)(6)(10)(13) "Hemo" means blood and "philla" means a tendency towards.(6)(7) In most people when they get a cut the platelets plug the hole and release chemicals which attract proteins and activate proteins found in the blood that are known as clotting factors.(6) The proteins mix with the platelets and create fibres; the fibres then make the clot stronger and stop the bleeding.(6) Hemophilia is a deficiency in one of the 12 blood clotting factors. (2, 759)(3, 529)(5, )(6)(8)(12)When blood doesn't clot as fast as it is supposed to heavy blood loss can occur as well as body organs and tissues can be damaged and can result in permanent injury or death.(13) There are two different types of Hemophilia this was......


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