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General & SystemicMild
Anaemia
General Medicine · General & Systemic
Mild
Severity
Very common — affects over half of women and a large proportion of children in India according to national health surveys
Prevalence
No
Contagious
General Medicine
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most commonly caused by iron deficiency from inadequate dietary intake
- 2poor absorption
- 3or chronic blood loss such as heavy menstrual periods or gastrointestinal bleeding. Other causes include vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
- 4chronic diseases like kidney disease
- 5inherited conditions such as thalassaemia
- 6and bone marrow disorders. Risk is markedly higher in menstruating women
- 7pregnant women
- 8young children
- 9and individuals with poor nutritional intake.
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