Contest:- "Anemia"

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INTRODUCTION

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Health is an important issue that is not or should not be taken careless. It should be properly taken care of because without being in good health condition, we can't do anything. But the unfortunate part of it is that some of the time, sickness and diseases attack our health. This makes us unable to go about to perform our daily tasks.

Here is another health impediment topic to discuss ANEMIA.

UNDERSTANDING ANEMIA

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Anemia is a health impediment which arises from a shortfall in the circulation of red blood cells leading to a shortage in the supply of oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues. What does the red blood cells do? The red blood cells otherwise known as erythrocytes, carries oxygen from the lungs to body tissues which now produces energy with the oxygen and finally release carbon dioxide.

TYPES OF ANEMIA

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Anemia comes in different types as would be listed below:

Hemolytic Anemia

This anemia may occur if the new red blood cells produced are lower than the ones destroyed. This means that the body should be able to produce more new red blood cells faster to replace the ones destroyed.

Symptoms Of Hemolytic Anemia:
The symptoms for this anemia are :

• Fever
• Jaundice
• Dark or tick colored Urine
• Weakness

Iron Deficiency Anemia:

This type of anemia comes as a result of the body not able to generate much neededred blood cells because the body is in lack of iron.
Regular blood donation, low diet foods, and having strenuous exercises or training may cause anemia.

Symptoms Of Iron Deficiency Anemia:
The symptoms of iron deficiency anemia includes:

• Extreme Cold
• Tiredness
• Dizziness

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia

Lack of vitamin B12 is a major cause of this anemia. The red blood cells are generated from foods rich in vitamin B12. So when the vitamin B12 is low in the body, it could cause anemia. The symptoms include:

• Sight problems
• Reddish tongue
• Uneasy of walking
• Obfuscation and diarrhea

Aplastic anemia

This anemia occurs when a disease such as the autoimmune disease, destroys the stem cells. In this case the bone marrow is unable to build sufficient new red blood cells.

The Symptoms Of Aplastic Anemia:
The symptoms associated with this anemia includes:

• Getting easily injured
• Body rashes
• Tiredness
• Getting infected regularly

CAUSES OF ANEMIA

The following are some of the causes of anemia:

• Damage or destruction of the Red Blood Cells
• Reduction Of Red Blood Cells.

Prevention Of Anemia

The following could be done to prevent anemia:

Eating iron rich foods like meat, fish and green vegetables.

Don't eat foods that slows down iron absorption.

Ensure to treat any red blood cells infections or disorders properly

Practicing good hygiene and get vaccinated to prevent infections.

Eating fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C.