Blood Diseases

Blood Disease where there is a lack of oxygen due to not enough vitamin B12

• pernicious anemia
• hemorrhagic anemia
• leukemia
• aplastic anemia

Cancer of the blood (leukocyte cells)

• polycythemia
• leukemia
• hemophilia
• mono-nucleosis

Disease where the mothers antibodies fight the infants due to the incompatible Rh factors.

• leukemia
• hemolytic disease of newborn
• polycythemia
• anemia

Overproduction of red blood cells making the blood too thick to move through the blood vessels.

• polycythemia
• aplastic anemia
• hemophilia
• leukemia

Lack of oxygen to the cells due to extreme loss of blood due to surgery or injury.

• pernicious anemia
• sickle cell anemia
• hemorrhagic anemia
• hemolytic anemia

When a virus attacks leukocytes causing the immune system to weaken causing fatigue and sickness.

• mononucleosis
• hemophilia
• leukemia
• aplastic anemia

Disease that causes the blood NOT to clot due to a genetic disease.

• hemophilia
• leukemia
• polycythemia
• hemolytic disease of newborn

Misshaped red blood cells which makes it hard for blood to move and carry oxygen to the tissues.

• sickle cell anemia
• leukemia
• mononucleosis
• polycythemia

Disease where the bone marrow does not produce active red blood cells.

• aplastic anemia
• pernicious anemia
• sickle cell anemia
• hemophilia

Lack of Iron which results in a lack of oxygen being carried to the cells.

• hemorrhagic anemia
• iron deficiency anemia
• pernicious anemia
• hemophilia