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Hemophilia (the Royal Disease): 

Hemophilia ( the Royal Disease ) By : Kevin Vásquez

What is Hemophilia?: 

What is Hemophilia ? Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that unables the body to control bleeding . It is a recessive sex linked disease . It is passed in the X chromosome , so it is more likely to be in males than females , females are most known as carriers . Having hemophilia doesn’t mean you bleed faster or harder having hemophilia means you bleed longer . The little cuts are not a problem but a major bruise , cut or traumatic injury are a big problem . Hemophilia is a hereditary disease in whihch the body can not control the bleeding .

History of Hemophilia: 

History of Hemophilia Hemophilia is often called the Royal Disease. This is because the first case of Hemophilia ever to be announced was Queen Victoria. She had Hemophilia Type B and passed it to 2 of her sons. They would later on die of internal bleeding. Later on a doctor in 1803 found the disease but didn’t actually prove it until 1813. In 1947 another doctor would have found there was more than one type of Hemophilia.

Facts: 

Facts Queen Victoria had Hemophilia type B People with hemophilia are limited when it comes to extreme activities even normal ones. People with hemophilia that get a internal bleeding don’t know they have it so it can cause a fast death. Bruises can cause a internal bleeding and it is hard to stop it. Normally not all the people now they have hemophilia until a cut or bruise has happened

There Are 2 Types Of Hemophila which are:: 

There Are 2 Types Of Hemophila which are:

Type A: 

Type A 1 out of 5,000 boys born with hemophilia A. This hemophilia is treated with a blood coagulant called Factor VIII (8). This is the most common type of hemophilia in the world . I have This type of Hemophilia

Type B: 

Type B This type of hemophilia is not as common as type A, occurring in 1 out of 25,000 males. These type of hemophilia is much severe than type A. Its treated with Factor IX (9).

Treatments: 

Treatments For Hemophilia A it is Factor VIII (8). For Hemophila B it is Factor VIX (9).

Symptoms: 

Symptoms Nose Bleeding Bleeding into joints, with associated pain and swelling Blood in the urine Bruising Spontaneous bleeding A lot of bleeding in surgery and cuts.

People with Hemophilia: 

People with Hemophilia Queen Victoria had Type B Excessive Bleeding

Genetics: 

Genetics If a mom is a carrier and the father doesn’t have hemophilia it is a 50% sure that their son will have hemophilia and its 0% for the girl to either be a carrier or have hemophilia. If the dad has hemophilia and marries a woman who is a carrier, its 50% sure that their son will have hemophilia, 50% that their daughter will be a carrier or 50% that their daughter will have hemophilia. If the dad has hemophilia and marries a woman who is not a carrier than it is 0% that their son will have hemophilia and a 50% that their daughter will be a carrier and a 0% that their daughter will have hemophilia.

This is Queen Victoria Tree: 

This is Queen Victoria Tree

Foundations: 

Foundations National Hemophilia Foundation Hemophilia Foundation in Oregon Tennessee Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorder Foundation Central California Hemophilia Foundation Hemophilia Center of Western New York, Inc, And many more…

Works cited: 

Works cited www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.hemophilia.org http://www.childrenscbf.org Google Images .