Blood diseases

  • Thalassemia and their types in babies

     Introduction to Thalassemia Thalassemia is a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by the body making an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. This condition leads to excessive destruction of red blood cells, which results in anemia, a condition marked by fatigue and weakness. Thalassemia is a significant…

  • Malaria during pregnancy

    Introduction Malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease, is caused by microscopic parasites that invade and multiply within human red blood cells. These parasites, belonging to the Plasmodium genus, are primarily transmitted through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. When an infected mosquito bites a human, the parasites are injected into the bloodstream, initiating a complex…