Heart and blood
Explore heart and blood: High blood pressure, Sickle cell disease, trait and family planning, Anaemia. Simple health information from AfyaMesh.
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High blood pressure
Blood pushing too hard against the walls of the vessels, over a long time. It usually causes no symptoms at all, which is why it damages the heart, kidneys and eyes quietly.
Sickle cell disease, trait and family planning
An inherited condition affecting haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying part of red blood cells. Sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait are different. Knowing both partners' haemoglobin genotypes helps them understand the chances for their children.
Anaemia
Not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body. It is a sign of something else - iron deficiency, malaria, worms, sickle cell, blood loss - and finding which one is the point.