Message Number: YG4447 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Russell Prater
Date: 2001-06-09 10:05:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Aplastic Anemia

katharine wrote:

> Can someone explain the difference? Are they
> interchangeable or are there different "types" of
> anemia? Are they treated the same,
> medication-wise?

Anemia means a lack of red blood cells. Aplastic anemia means lack of
red blood cells due to failure of the blood forming organs, like bone
marrow. On line dictionaries are great.

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