Causes Of Low Red Blood Cell Count

Anemia is a condition that develops when the blood was not enough healthy red blood cells. These cells are the main carriers of oxygen to organs. If the red blood cells are also deficient in hemoglobin, then your body does not get enough iron. The symptoms of anemia - like fatigue - occur because the organs do not receive enough oxygen.

Blood is actually a liquid composed of several different cell types. One of the largest and most numerous cell types is the red blood cell. The purpose of the red blood cell is to transport oxygen to the body. Anemia describes the condition in which the number of red blood cells in the blood is low. For this reason, doctors sometimes describe someone with anemia as having a low blood count. A person who has anemia is called anemic.

Anemia Symptoms:

Because a low red blood cell count decreases oxygen delivery to all tissues in the body, anemia causes many signs and symptoms. It almost any other underlying medical condition worse. For example, if you have an underlying heart problem and become anemic, you're more likely to have problems with your heart disease than you would if you were not anemic.

Symptoms of anemia include:
· Easy fatigue and loss of energy.
· Exceptionally rapid heartbeat, especially during exercise.
· The breathlessness and headaches, especially during exercise.
· Difficulty concentrating.

Causes of anemia:

Anemia can be caused by the body does not make enough red blood cells. It is also caused by the loss or destruction. Several factors can cause anemia:

aec Too little iron, vitamin B12 or folic acid. A shortage of folate can cause megaloblastic anemia, where red blood cells are large and pale (see Fact Sheet 121)
· Damage to bone marrow or kidney
° Blood loss from internal bleeding or the menstrual cycle of women

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA)
IDA is the most common type of anemia. IDA happens when you do not have enough iron in your body. You need iron to make hemoglobin. People with this type of anemia is sometimes said that "the blood of iron-poor" or "tired blood."
Vitamin deficiency anemia (or megaloblastic anemia)
Low levels of vitamin B12 or folic acid are the most common causes of this anemia anemia.Vitamin B12 is the result of an impaired ability of the digestive system to absorb vitamin B12 which is a part normal diet. B12 is essential for the production of red blood cells and maintaining the nervous system and is found in foods of animal origin such as meat, fish and dairy products.

Treatments:

Blood transfusion used to be the only treatment for severe anemia. However, transfusions can cause infection and suppress the immune system. They appear to cause more rapid progression of HIV infection and increase the risk of death among HIV patients.

Fortification with ascorbic acid, which increases the bioavailability in both presence and absence of inhibitors, but which is subject to deterioration from moisture or heat. Ascorbic acid fortification is usually limited to sealed dried foods, but individuals can easily take ascorbic acid with basic iron supplement for the same services