Iron deficiency and Thalassemia affect both blood. However, the problems of both are different from each other and both are also treated in different ways. Both problems are fatal for the patient. Due to negligence, the patient’s life is threatened in both diseases. Hemoglobin is affected in both diseases.
Anemia can occur due to lack of iron in the body. Lack of iron in the body reduces hemoglobin. Due to this, the supply of oxygen in the body also starts being interrupted. Due to this, many types of problems begin. While Thalassemia is a genetic disorder. However, there is a lack of blood in the body in both conditions.
In Thalassemia, hemoglobin is reduced in the body. This disease is mild and severe. When the disease is mild, much vigilance is not required while regular checkup and treatment are required if serious.
How to know
State Secretary of IMA Dr. VB Jindal says that nothing can be said to be strong about iron deficiency and thalassemia based on symptoms. Lack of iron and Thalassemia in the body require a normal blood test. Blood test shows that the body is deficient in iron or Thalassemia is a disease.
Thalassemia disease is detected by CBC investigation and iron levels and iron stores are investigated to investigate iron deficiency. After investigation, the problem is treated when it is treated.
How to manage
Thalassemia is a genetic disease. Which comes from parents to children. To avoid this, both of them should get this disease checked before marriage. One should consider starting a family only after consulting the doctor. There is no cure for this disease, it can only be controlled.
Parents can be carriers of this disease and the child can also have this disease. Whereas it is possible to treat it due to lack of iron. This disease can be overcome by improving diet with medicines.