17/04/2021
❓ is a rare condition that affects the blood's ability to clot. It's usually inherited.
🌎 Most people who have it are male.
CAUSES
Hemophilia is caused by a mutation or change, in one of the genes, that provides instructions for making the clotting factor proteins needed to form a blood clot.
MOST COMMON TYPES
1. Hemophilia A (Classic Hemophilia)
—> a lack or decrease of clotting factor VIII.
2. Hemophilia B (Christmas Disease)
—> a lack or decrease of clotting factor IX.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
* nosebleeds that take a long time to stop
* bleeding from wounds that lasts a long time
* bleeding gums
* skin that bruises easily
* pain and stiffness around joints, such as elbows, because of bleeding inside the body (internal bleeding)