Bacterial contamination of blood can occur during collection. Platelet products carry the greatest risk, because they are stored at room temperature. Many viruses are infected via blood transfusion to thalassemic childrens. Even in countries where residual risk of transmission through blood of clinically significant pathogens like HIV, HBV, HCV, HBsAg and Syphilis has been reduced to minimal levels, problems continue to emerge because: a limited range of known pathogens is targeted in mandatory donor screening. In many regions of the developing World, where thalassemia is most prevalent,...

Severely affected thalassemic patients, in need of intensive supportive therapy, medication, education, awareness and with little or no chances of being cured, represent an enormous human suffering for many families. Its economic burden is heavy on the family as well as on the Nation. This book determined the frequency and the prevalence of the thalassemia of the study group, the geographical distribution and thalassemia patients pedigree analysis. To maintain simplicity of the study, the work will be fruitful for students and researchers in the field of Hematology. This Book is intended for...

The Orofacial Complications in Thalassemia patients, this book is useful for multiply transfused thalassemia major patients, provides comprehensive review of literature and concise and practical guide. Chronic transfusions prevent most of the serious growth, skeletal, and hematological complications of thalassemia. This Book consists of survey of Orofacial complications in Thalassemia patients. Knowing the results of thalassemia screening can impact decisions for prenatal diagnosis before marriage and well before pregnancy. In conclusion this Book offers various types of data that may be...