Hemophilia A
The constant similarity between each of my sources is the fact that they each defined hemophilia; two of them explained the difference between type A and B. It was also noted in each source that this disease is an inherited X-linked recessive trait, which makes the defective gene located on the X chromosome. Females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one. Consequently, if the factor VIII gene on one of the X chromosomes does not work, for women, the gene on the other chromosome can make enough factor VIII. However, men are not as fortunate, and if their X chromosome is affected, they will be stricken with hemophilia A. It has been triply noted that it is extremely rare for a woman to have hemophilia for the above reason, although she may be a carrier for her unborn male children.
Each source acknowledged that there is no cure, but there is treatment, which is usually self-administered several times a week. Each site did give facts and statistics, which taught me something I did not know beforehand, and even suggested, that exercise, to a degree, was good for the infected person. I always thought that hemophiliacs needed to walk around as though inside a bubble, for fear of bumping into something and maybe even cutting themselves. I always believed that a person suffering with this disorder would bleed vast amounts of blood if troubled by an open wound, but they only tend to bleed longer than an unaffected person.
The audience these articles would attract could be parents of a child, or a relative or friend of someone that they suspect may be affected by this disorder, especially considering that mild cases may go unnotice ...