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Life of a Thalassemic In our first edition, we gave you a basic understanding about Thalassemia, how it occurs and what are the symptoms. Now, we are going to take you through the life of a Thalassemia patient. The life of a Thalassemia patient is very painful, both physically and mentally. Let us look at …

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What is Thalassemia? Thalassemia comes from the Greek word ‘thalassa’ which means ‘sea’, as the first instances of this disease were seen around the Mediterranean and ‘aemia’ which is also Greek for blood. Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder where the body is not able to produce sufficient Hemoglobin which causes extreme form of Anemia. …

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