World Haemophilia Day - April 17

World Hemophilia Day is an international awareness day for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. It is held annually on April 17, date of the birthday of Frank Schnabel, founder of the World Federation of Hemophilia.

Hemophilia is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding longer after an injury, easy bruising, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain. Bleeding into a joint can result in permanent damage while bleeding in the brain can result in long term headaches, seizures, or a decreased level of consciousness.

There are two types of hemophilia, both with the same symptoms:

Haemophilia A - factor VIII (8) deficiency

Haemophilia B - factor IX (9) deficiency

Common symptoms:

• Bruising easily
• More painful swelling and bruising and bleeding for longer after an injury than you would expect •
• Prolonged bleeding after medical or dental procedures or surgery
• Internal bleeding into muscles, joints, and organs 

World Rare Diseases Awareness Day-February 28, 2019

Rare diseases are those who attacks very number of population. They may occur from genetic transformations and travels through out their life in them. According to the symptoms we can diagnose the disease, but the symptoms and signs are also very rare and also varies from disease to diseases and person to person. 

In Europe, it is said to be a rare disease if it affects 1 in 2000 people. Rare diseases also affects the family, friends and neighbors along with the diagnosed person. However it said to be rare in Europe 30 million people are diagnosed with almost 6000 different diseases which are all rare. 

List of some Rare Diseases

Adams Oliver Syndrome

African Iron Overload

Acquired Aplastic Anemia

Aceruloplasminemia

Ameloblastic Carcinoma

Ulcerative Colitis

Scleroderma

Turner Syndrome

Thyroid Cancer

Syphilis, Acquired

Spondylocostal Dysplasia

Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome

Tuberculosis

Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Visual Snow Syndrome

Yellow Fever

Yellow Nail syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome