When the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin concentration is low the person is said to have anemia. Hemoglobin is a protein inside red blood cells that contains iron and transports oxygen.
Anemia is the most common blood disorder. About 3.5 million Americans are affected by it. It is much more common in developing countries, especially in very poor areas where people suffer from malnutrition. In many parts of Africa is also difficult to anemia caused by malaria.
How many people who were already infected with malaria pre-existing anemia, most commonly as a result of malnutrition and helminthiasis (a disease caused by parasitic worms), the problem is compounded.
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There are hundreds of types of anemia, which is divided into three groups:
Excessive blood loss anemia.
Chronic bleeding (bleeding long term) is often detected for a long time. The patient loses blood, which means the loss of red blood cells and hemoglobin. Acute hemorrhage (not long), may also reduce the number of red blood cells. Excessive blood loss may be caused by: