G6PD+(Glucose-6-phosphate+dehydrogenase+deficiency)

__//**G6PD**//__ ﻿by Joyce Chan 9.6

====It is an inherited disease passed from generation to generation, mostly passed onto men, affecting red blood cells which carry oxygen to the lungs then to other parts of the body. When a person is affected, a flaw in an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase causes red blood cells to break down ahead of time, which is called hemolysis. ====

**//__Cause of G6PD__ //**
====When a person is affected, a flaw in an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (which helps red blood cells work properly) causes red blood cells to break down ahead of time, which is called hemolysis. When this process is actively occurring, it is called a hemolytic episode. The episodes are usually lasts for a short period of time, because the body continues to produce new red blood cells, which have normal activity. ==== ====Red blood cell destruction can be caused by infections, severe stress, certain foods for example lava or broad beans, and certain drugs, including: ====

- Antimalarial Drugs (prevents and cures malaria) - Aspirin - Quinine (painkiller)

//__**Who is likely to have this condition:**__//

__//Symptoms //__
People with this condition do not display any signs of the disease until their red blood cells are exposed to certain chemicals in food or medicine. Symptoms are more common in men and may include: - Dark Urine - Paleness <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- Rapid heart rate <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- Shortness of breath <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- Yellow skin color

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">__//**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Treatment **//__
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Treatment involves medicine to treat the infection, not taking drugs which causes red blood destruction and transfusions, which is donating blood.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">//**__How long does it last?__**//
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">This disease lasts life long, theres no stopping it, at least for now. It is not deadly unless you eat certain chemicals or broad beans/fava beans. Rarely, kidney failure or death may occur after a hemolytic episode.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">//**__Can it be Cured?__**//

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">It can't be cured, and you can't treat it, but you can avoid anything that triggers hemolysis.