The Briefing Room
General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on December 07, 2017, 03:26:52 pm
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What is anemia?
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD
Anemia is due to lack of haemoglobin in the blood which is below the normal level or due to less than normal levels of red blood cells in blood.
The haemoglobin helps carry oxygen in blood. Lack of haemoglobin thus causes deficiency of life giving oxygen to vital organs. (1-4)
Types of anemia
There are various causes of anemia. It could be due to:
Decreased production of RBCs in blood
Increased blood loss OR
Excessive destruction of RBCs
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