Types of Anemia

Iron Deficiency Anemia

anemia that results from having insufficient iron to manufacture hemoglobin

Pernicious Anemia

lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body

Sickle-Cell Anemia

a genetic disorder in which erythroctyes take on an abnormal curved or "sickle" shape

Hemorrhagic Anemia

acute or chronic loss of blood

Aplastic Anemia

characterized by an absence of all formed blood elements caused by the failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow