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