I came across this fact while studying a few minutes ago and thought it was pretty cool. I knew about the disease already, but never knew about the airports!
"Hemochromatosis is a disease caused by the buildup of hemosiderin (iron) in the body.
In these patients, the Total Body Iron content may reach 50 grams.....enough to set off metal detectors at airports."
Here is a really good link to the CDC's page about Hemochromatosis. It's not too technical, and it has some good information about getting tested for the disease (it runs in families) and how it's treated (treatment is phlebotomy-- the same procedure as when you donate blood).
Figure to the Right: Some crazy sketch I found on Google Images that made me laugh a little..
Figure Below: The main events in the causation of Hemochromatosis
3 comments:
Does anyone know if hemochromatosis can make you go blind? I've heard that it can and my vision keeps getting worse. Is it that I'm just getting old or could HH have a factor?
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The image cracks me up. :)
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