precautions for persons suffering from thalessimia?

Answer 1

there are 2 types of thal. thal minor:which has no interference with life and has no importance till the time to marriage and childbearing your couple must not to be thal minor... because the child may be affected as thal major which has completely different course and managments .thal minor only needs daily consumption of folicacid. but thal major are affected more and will became anemic even in fetal stage and may be need intrauterine transfusion.this need to blood transfusion is contined all through their life and they need multiple transfusion of blood and so ,many complications might be happened for them (iron overload and its especial sideeffects,many infections because of un screened bloods(in some countries),their in dependence to transfusions limites their life to be always near a acare centerand .)so prevention is more advised with a simple screening of its gene (cbc+mcv) before marriage and child bearing...

Answer 2

Thalassemia (American English) (or thalassaemia in British English) is an inherited disease of the red blood cells, classified as a hemoglobinopathy. The genetic defect results in synthesis of an abnormal hemoglobin molecule. The blood cells are vulnerable to mechanical injury and die easily. To survive, many people with thalassemia need blood transfusions at regular intervals.
The estimated prevalence of thalassemia is 16% in people from Cyprus, 3-14 % in Thailand, and 3-8 % in populations from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China. A lower prevalence has been reported from black people in Africa (0.9%) and northern Europe (0.1%).