Question

A patient suffering from haemophilia is most likely to die due to the lack of oxygen in the body.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B

False

While lack of oxygen is the end cause for death in haemophilia, the reason for lack of oxygen is the continuous loss of blood due to failure of blood clotting. In this disease, a single protein that is a part of the cascade of proteins involved in the clotting of blood is affected. Due to this, in an affected individual a simple cut will result in non-stop bleeding.