Thalassemia disease.

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Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to have less haemoglobin. It enables red blood cells to carry oxygen. It can also cause anemia, leaving one fatigued. It has various symptoms including fatigue, weakness, pale or yellowish skin, facial bone deformities, slow growth, abdominal swelling and dark urine.

As it is genetic, Thalassemia affects children from birth which has, thus far, no treatment other than naturally getting well which rarely happens. Other than this, they are to be rendered blood on time, they only need red blood cells and not white. In case red and white blood cells are mixed and transfused to them, it will cause correlating issues including facial bone deformities, yellow and pale face, abdominal swelling and so forth.

Most of the developed countries of the world have finished the roots of Thalassemia by testing their blood cells before marriage and taking some other concerned measures. Their action was, however, timely which proved beneficial for them in curbing the issue from the root level. But...