What is beta thalassemia, ways to avoid thalassemia

Posted by GoMedii Technologies on May 17th, 2021

Causes of Thalassemia disease, there is a deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood, due to which the body starts to suffer from fatigue and anemia. Thalassemia is a genetic disease, it comes from parents to children. Detection of beta thalassemia, a serious blood-borne disease, will no longer be difficult in medical science. Because it can now be detected in Rohtak PGIMS through DNA test.

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NOTE: Deficiency of hemoglobin in the body is called anemia. It is made up of two types of proteins, alpha and beta. Due to these disturbances, red blood cells are rapidly destroyed in the blood. Due to which there is anemia.

What is Beta Thalassemia?

Often no symptoms are seen in thalassemia patients. These patients are thalassemia carriers. If traces of thalassemia are found in a gene, they are called carriers or thalassemia minor. People suffering from Thalassemia minor have mild anemia.

- A person with Thalassemia minor has a copy of the beta thalassemia gene that contains a completely normal beta-chain gene. The patient has mild symptoms and is also known as beta-thalassemia. This condition is called Thalassemia Minor or Beta-Thalassemia.

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Thalassemia is the major cause of beta thalassemia

A patient with thalassemia major disease has two genes of beta thalassemia, which reduces beta chain production. Symptoms in patients can range from moderate to severe due to these mutated genes. The problem arising from this is also known as Cooley anemia. Children born to patients suffering from Thalassemia Minor have Thalassemia Major disease. Children suffering from this disease require bone marrow transplant method or regular blood transfusion to survive.

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This level of Thalassemia disease varies between Major and Minor. When both genes are affected in this, then this problem occurs.

Pregnancy

A woman suffering from Thalassemia is prone to infections, hypothyroidism, heart disease, the need for frequent blood transfusions, gestational diabetes and weakening of bones. In this case, seek medical advice.

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Treatment

Treatment is dependent on the type and severity of the disease by performing a blood test. Bone marrow transplants, transfers blood, supplements and medicines. Spleen and gall bladder are removed according to the situation.

(A) Prevention of Thalassemia

Identifying the disease by having a blood test

Getting blood of boy and girl tested before marriage

Avoiding getting married in close relationships

Getting the fetus examined within 4 months of conception

(B) How can Thalassemia be treated?

- Blood transfusion / Blood Transfusion: Thalassemia patient needs to be given blood regularly. Some patients have to have blood transfusions every 10 to 15 days. Children suffering from Thalassemia can live for more than 25 years if taken right treatment.