All about anaemia
While the causes of anaemia may be varied, the condition can be treated easily with proper diagnosis.
BLOOD is made up of fluid (plasma) and cells, that is, red blood cells which transport oxygen; white blood cells which help protect the body against infection; and platelets which help the blood to clot. Most blood cells, including the red blood cells, are produced from the stem cells in the bone marrow which is the red spongy material found in the cavities of the long bones of the body.
Red blood cells contain haemoglobin which is a red, iron-rich protein that gives the red colour to blood. Haemoglobin, which is made up of two proteins called alpha and beta chain globins, enables the red blood cells to transport oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body and to transport carbon dioxide from other parts of the body to the lungs where it is got rid off during exhalation.
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