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haemophilia
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haemophilia (US), hemophilia
an inheritable disease, usually affecting only males but transmitted by women to their male children, characterized by loss or impairment of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a minor wound may result in fatal bleeding
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Hemophiliacs are particularly vulnerable to internal bleeding occurring in the joints or muscles.
Some hemophiliacs may begin to resist the antibodies of these clotting factors, so animal derivatives must then be used.
Avoid sex with individuals who are in a ''high risk'' group such as - male and female prostitutes, homosexuals, bisexuals, people with multiple partners, individuals who have had sexual contact with an AIDS patient, hemophiliacs, patients on renal dialysis, intravenous drug abusers etc.
 
 
 
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