Iron deficiency anemia

Iron-deficiency anemia (British English: iron-deficiency anaemia) is a common type of anemia caused by not having enough iron in food, not absorbing the iron in food, and/or losing iron because of bleeding.

Symptoms

Symptoms include pale skin, tiredness, and weakness.

Diagnosis

Anemia can be diagnosed with a blood test by finding out if there is little enough hemoglobin in the blood.

Prevalence

Iron deficiency causes approximately half of all anemia cases worldwide, and affects women more often than men. This is partly because most women have periods. There are probably more than one billion individuals who have anemia.Review of numbers of infections Anemia is most common in areas like Brazil or Central Africa. Asia, Central America and Eastern Europe are affected too, with North America least affected.

References

Category:Blood disorders