10 Complete the table below to show your understanding of blood disorders.

Blood disorder. Cause of How does the disorder What if any

disorder. affect the blood. treatment options /
preventative
measures are
available.
To be born with People with sickle cell Children and adults
sickle cell disease, disease do not make with sickle cell
a child has to haemoglobin properly. disease are
inherit a copy of Haemoglobin is a supported by a team
the sickle cell substance in red blood of different
gene from both cells, which carry healthcare
Sickle cell their parents.
oxygen around the professionals working
This usually
body. together at a
happens when
both parents are specialist sickle cell
"carriers" of the centre.
sickle cell gene,
also known as
having the sickle
cell trait.

Haemophilia is Haemophilia A is about The best way to treat

caused by four times as common haemophilia is to
a mutation or as haemophilia B, and replace the missing
change, in one of about half of those blood clotting factor
the genes, that affected have the severe so that the blood can
Haemophilia provides form. Haemophilia clot properly.
instructions for affects people from all
making the racial and ethnic groups
clotting factor
proteins needed
to form a blood
clot.
 Anaemia can be Anaemia is a condition Iron deficiency
due to a in which you lack anaemia is caused by
condition present enough healthy red lack of iron, often
at birth or to a blood cells to carry because of blood loss
condition you adequate oxygen to or pregnancy. It's
develop. Anaemia your body's tissues. treated with iron
Anaemia occurs when your Having anaemia, also tablets and by eating
blood doesn't referred to as low iron-rich foods.
have enough red haemoglobin, can make
blood cells. you feel tired and weak.
There are many forms of
anaemia, each with its
own cause.

Reference/Bibliography

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21545-blood-disorders

https://www.webmd.com/cancer/lymphoma/blood-disorder-types-and-treatment

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322260