Hemophilia

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= __Definition__: = A sex-linked disorder, hemophiliac's blood lacks the chemical components that cause blood to clot. HGD Chapter 3, p.56

= __Examples__: =
 * When a person bleeds, bleeding doesn't stop naturally.
 * [[image:http://www.daviddarling.info/images/hemophilia_inheritance_2.gif]][[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTzORawjwndHoQqsBI96gIpVq3xEsVRkGGtJ7qG38JwGQNwIrfACg width="441" height="345"]]

= __Analogies__: = Hemophiliac is like a busted water pipe while out of the house. Hemophiliac is like a flowing river that everyone wants to build a dam on.

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=__In the News__:= Ebru Today - Patrick James Lynch - Hemophilia in the Media Summary: "Stop the Bleeding" is a comedic web series centered around a proactive hemophiliac determined to raise [|awareness]  about the disorder. Patrick James Lynch tells us more.

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