Knowing The Type Of Thalassemia
The blood disorder Thalassemia disease, namely due to the lack of production of hemoglobin (red blood cells) caused the occurrence of problems in the system of the formation of a chain of blood cells due to the defective genes in the body. The disease exists in many countries in the world, including Indonesia. According to Prof Dr Iskandar Wahidiyat, SpA (K), Thalassemia expert of RSCM Jakarta, Indonesia, the spread of Thalassemia is quite diverse, but the area of Palembang, Bangka, Sumbawa, and Yogyakarta is a location with a number of patients and carriers of Thalassemia is quite high.
When a natural thalassemia, they do not have enough healthy blood cells to carry oxygen and food substances to all sides of the body. Therefore, they need the addition of the blood by transfusion which would help them to stay healthy. The transfusions are carried out can be continuous or shaped at any time depends on the type of Thalassemia at hand. People with Thalassemia can be distinguished based on the type of production the globin is impaired. When production of the alpha globin type distracted so natural Alpha Thalassemia patients, was when the production of beta globin type distracted so natural beta Thalassemia patients. Beyond that, the Thalassemia distinguished again so minor as well as major type. Beta Thalassemia major, is the most chronic type. This type of Thalassemia patients must do transfusions constantly starting since diagnosed, despite the start since infancy.
Normally babies born would often sick all the 1-2nd. the first life. The development and changes in natural flow induced delays also nutrients less smoothly. Beta Thalassemia minor, resulting in anemic patients natural lightly as well as minor blood cell disorders. For thalassemia patients do not need to do this a blood transfusion. Beta Thalassemia intermedia, on this type of Thalassemia workable transfusions at any time depending on how the severity of the need to give blood. Alpha Thalassemia major, takes place when a gene has no protein-globin production orders. This state of affairs can make a fetus bore the pain of chronic anemia, heart disease, as well as the buildup of fluid bodies. For this type of thalassemia, a baby should do the transfusion started since in the womb and after the child is born so that remains healthy.
Alpha Thalassemia minor, generally does not result in meaningful health problems, but when has talent gene abnormalities, lightly anemia has likely to scaled back on his son. Thalassemia patient type is also not requiring transfusions.
