The analysis of a sample of skeletons from the 4,000 year-old site of Khok Phanom Di on the coast of central Thailand has identified a number of individuals with skeletal evidence of severe anemia. Tayles N. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National LIbrary of Medicine, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. Dr. Thomas Addison and Dr. Michael Anton Biermer are the first scientist to provide a definition for anemia. Thomas Addison produced a clinicopathological description in which he names a condition with a dangerous clinical course. He also described a pale pigmentation following death. Dr. Michael Anton Biermer made the earliest description of anemia in Europe. He made the same observations about the disease as did Thomas Addison. Dr. Biermer was the first to introduce the disease …show more content…
Other possibles symptoms may include pale or yellowish skin, loss of appetite, headache, unexplained bleeding or brusing, etc. These signs and symptoms can occur because your heart has to work harder to pump oxygen-rich blood through your body. "What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Anemia?" - NHLBI, NIH. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. Signs and symptoms of anemia can vary from mild to none at all. Some people with anemia may also have other complications as well. Not only does anemia affect your heart rate and rhythm, but it can also damage other organs in your body due to the lack of oxygen in the blood. Surprisingly enough anemia is the most common blood condition in the United States. It affects about 3 million people. Anemia occurs in all age, gender, and ethnic groups, but is most prevalent in women, especially pregnant women and people with on going illnesses. Infants and toddlers are also at risk for iron- deficiency anemia. Sickle cell anemia most often occurs in African Americans while folate-deficiency anemia is most commonly associated with malnutrition, preganacy, and