2. WHAT IS
ANEMIA?
A condition in which the
body does not have
enough red blood cells
• Red blood cells –
provides oxygen to
body tissues
3. HOW DOES
ONE GET
• If the body doesn’t
ANEMIA? get enough blood
• If the body has
problems making red
blood cells
• Red blood cells break
down or die faster
than the body can
replace them with
new ones
5. WHERE IN THE In the bloodstream because
BODY DOES IT
ATTACK? that’s where all the red
blood cells are.
6. WHO IS Anyone can get it but it is
AFFECTED?
most common in
teenagers, growing
children, both men and
women over 75 years
old, and women who are of
child-bearing age.
7. HOW IS IT To get red blood cell counts
TREATED?
or hemoglobin levels back
to normal so that your
organs and tissues can get
enough oxygen.
