Atrial fibrillation is a health problem characterized by abnormal heart rhythm. It is sometimes referred to as arrhythmia and occurs when the heart beats too slowly or too quickly. The condition develops when the heart fails to pump blood to other body parts effectively. The common symptoms of atrial fibrillation, or AFib, include breathlessness, chest pain and pressure, low blood pressure, lightheadedness, fainting, dizziness, and increased heartbeats. If the condition is not treated during the early stages, it causes complications. A few of the common complications associated with AFib include: 1. Stroke A healthy heart allows its atria to squeeze and push blood to the ventricles when it beats. With AFib, the atria fails to push blood to the ventricles, as they do not squeeze but rather quiver instead. When this occurs, blood tends to accumulate inside the heart leading to the formation of clots. A clot formed in the atria can travel to the brain and during the course, it can stick in the arteries. When it blocks the arteries it will hinder blood from flowing. AFib medications can treat the formation of clots. 2. Cardiomyopathy Since AFib makes the ventricles to beat faster, it means that blood is pushed out of the heart faster.

Hepatitis is a contagious disease mainly caused by a viral infection, although there are other possible causes, and it results in the inflammation of the liver. There exists different strain of hepatitis, which include hepatitis type A, type B, type C, and type D. The most common strain of hepatitis is type A. While hepatitis type A is a short term infection, hepatitis type B and C are usually longer-term or chronic infections. A person can get hepatitis type B and at the same time, be infected with type C. You are likely to get hepatitis type A by consuming contaminated food or water from close contact with a person or object that is infected. According to a report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 4.4 million Americans are currently diagnosed with hepatitis type B, and C. Treatment options vary depending on the type of hepatitis strain you have. Some hepatitis can be controlled through immunization and practicing good hygiene. Today, we are going to discuss the early warning signs and symptoms of hepatitis type A, B, and C: 1. Hepatitis type A It is caused by an infection known as hepatitis A virus. Symptoms are generally mild, and it’s not everyone with hepatitis type A develops them.

Hemophilia is a genetically inherited disorder that impairs the ability of blood to form clots, a process needed to stop excessive bleeding. Hemophilia results in bleeding too much after an injury, easily bruising, and increased risk of internal bleeding within joints or the brain. Individuals with mild hemophilia may only show symptoms after an accident or during surgery. Joint bleeding may cause permanent damage, while bleeding in the brain may result in long term problems such as headaches, decreased level of consciousness, and extreme fatigue. Hemophilia exists in two forms. Hemophilia A, which occurs as a result of insufficient clotting factor VIII. Hemophilia B which occurs in the presence of low level of clotting factor IX. The syndrome is genetically inherited from one’s parents through an X chromosome with a non-functional gene. People born with hemophilia experience spontaneous bleeding, as they fail to have sufficient or any clotting. For an area to form a clot, the blood requires small blood cell proteins to work with platelets. Depending on the amount of anti-clotting factors in your blood, hemophilia can occur as a mild, moderate, or severe condition. In about 70 percent of hemophilia type A patients usually experience a severe form of the disease.

Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood cells. The body has several broad categories of blood cells, including white blood cells, platelets, and red blood cells. Generally, leukemia is a cancer that targets the white blood cells. White blood cells are a vital part of the immune system in the body. They act as your army of body soldiers, protecting you from an invasion of fungi, bacteria, viruses, and other harmful foreign substances. With leukemia, white blood cells don’t function optimally like the healthy white blood cells. The cells splint and multiply rapidly, crowding the normal cells. Most of the white blood cells are produced in bone marrow, although other types are produced in the spleen, thymus gland, and lymph nodes. Once produced, the white blood cells circulate throughout the body in blood and lymphs, concentrating in spleen and lymph nodes. Treatment options for leukemia may vary depending on the type of cell affected as well as other factors. During the initial stages of leukemia infection, the majority of people rarely experience signs, or the symptoms develop slowly. Leukemia symptoms often vary depending on the type of leukemia. Acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia progress quickly and the symptoms may also worsen more rapidly compared to chronic leukemia.

Spinal muscular atrophy, also known as (SMA), usually impacts small children and babies making it challenging to use their muscles. There is a breakdown of the spinal cord and brain nerve cells when a child has been impacted by SMA which prevents the brain from sending messages that control movements in the muscles. It causes the child’s muscles to shrink weaken, and control their muscles. A child can also lose control of their swallowing and breathing in more serious cases. SMA is genetic because it is passed down from both parents through their genes, receiving two broken gene copies. The muscle cells begin to die because a particular protein type cannot be produced by the child’s body. A child cannot get SMA by receiving a faulty gene but will become a carrier making it possible to pass the broken gene on to their offspring in the future. SMA symptoms vary depending on the following types: 1. SMA type 1 The most severe SMA type is type 1 and is also known as Werdnig Hoffman disease. It may not be possible for the child to sit up or hold their head up without support. They may also have floppy legs and arms or swallowing difficulties.