what is anemia
anemia is a condition that occurs when the number of red blood cells rbcs and or the amount of hemoglobin found in the red blood cells drops below normalred blood cells and the hemoglobin contained within them are necessary to transport and deliver oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the bodynemia may be acute or chronic chronic anemia may develop slowly over a period of time with long term illnesses such as diabetes chronic kidney disease or cancer in these situations the anemia may not be apparent because the underlying disease masks its symptoms