Blood Diseases

Blood diseases describe all conditions that affect any blood cell type or other components of the blood.

Many different types of blood diseases exist, including:

• Anemia
• Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia
• Blood cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma
• Infection of blood cells, as in the case of Malaria, HIV/Aids, or bacterial infections
• Sickle cell disease