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Blood Diseases
Leukemia
Problem: Massive increase in white blood cells
Chills, fever, loss of appetite, frequent infections, pain in the abdomen or joints, swollen lymph nodes, feel sick.
Symptoms
Treatment: Kill all white blood cells
Replace with new cells from bone marrow donor
Cause: Radiation, Carcinogens, Virus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJOYAaygQFE
Agranulocytosis
Problem: Low Neutrophil cells
Symptoms: Fever, sore throat, gum disease
Treatments: Antibiotics
Cause: Drug use
Mononucleosis
Problem: Lymphocytes abnormal (monocytes)
Treatments: Rest for month
Cause: Virus infection (Epstein-Barr Virus)
Symptoms: Fever, Always tired, enlarged spleen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrNmWy-SsmU
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