Heophilia And Hemophili Bleeding In The Body

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In this essay I will be talking about hemophilia. Hemophilia is the disease where blood will not clot properly. The disease got its name from two Greek words. The first word was haima, which meant blood, and philia, which meant affection. The most major sign of hemophilia is easy bruising and excessive bleeding. Bleeding in the joints causes no real pain but makes the joint tighten and swell. Bleeding in the brain can cause painful headaches, neck stiffness, vomiting, change in behavior, sleepiness, double vision, sudden weakness, and seizures. Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are inherited in a X linked recessive pattern. The genes are located on the X chromosome. (One of the two sex chromosomes.) Hemophilia A is the most common type. It