Blood Disorders

Blood Disorders

There are many types of blood disorders but the most common disorders are leukaemia and thalassaemia which are as following;

1.                  Leukaemia;

Definition

It is the formation of large number of immature leucocytes (white blood cells) in an abnormal way.

It is also known as blood cancer.

Causes

In bone marrow or lymph tissue cells, cancerous mutations (genes change) occur which is a main cause of blood cancer.

Results

The defective white blood cells are produced in uncontrolled manner due to this mutation. It is a very serious disorder.

Treatment

Patient’s defected blood is regularly changed with the normal blood which he got from donor.

Bone marrow transplant is also a good treatment; although this is an effective treatment but too expensive.

2.                  Thalassaemia;

Introduction

This blood disorder is also called Cooley’s anemia on the name of Thomas B. Cooley, an American physician who introduced this term.

Causes

Mutation occurs in the genes of hemoglobin which is the genetic problem and cause blood cancer. The defective hemoglobin is produced due to this mutation and oxygen is not properly regulated in the patient’s body.

Treatment

·         Patient needs to change his defective blood with the normal blood of donor regularly.

·         Bone marrow transplantation is also possible but it does not give 100% results.