Hemophilia is a blood-related problem in a person that causes them to bleed no faster than normal, but often bleeds for a longer period of time. Their blood does not contain clotting factor (a protein in the blood that controls bleeding). Hemophilia is quite rare; about 1 in 10,000 people are born with it. In rare cases, hemophilia can be an acquired disease, which simply means that a person is not born with it, but will develop it during their life. This rarity occurs when a person's immune system forms antibodies that attack the clotting factor found in the blood. The entire population of antibodies fights against the blood to prevent clotting factors from working properly. Hemophilia A, the most common form of this disease, is also known as factor VIII deficiency. It is primarily an inherited disease that occurs when the protein needed to form blood clots is no longer present. In approximately 30% of cases, there is no family history of knowledge of the disease and the disease, hemophilia, is the result of a “spontaneous genetic mutation”. “About one in 5,000 men born in the United States has hemophilia, and it can happen equally to people of all races and economic groups.” (www.whatishemophilia.com)Small cuts are usually not a problem, but if a more traumatic event occurs, serious problems could arise. There are 3 different levels of hemophilia: mild, moderate and severe. People with mild hemophilia have between 6% and 49% of normal clotting factor. People with moderate hemophilia have about 1-5% of the clotting factor and make up about 15% of society with hemophilia. Those with severe hemophilia have less than 1% clotting factor and make up about 60% of...... middle of article ......cdc.gov/ncbddd/hemophilia/facts.htmlHEMOPHILIA 101. (nd). Hemophilia Village. Accessed May 8, 2014, from http://www.hemophiliavillage.com/hemophilia-overview/what-is-hemophiliaCauses of Hemophilia - Hemophilia Federation of America. (nd). Comments from the American Federation of Hemophilia. Causes of hemophilia. Accessed May 9, 2014, from http://www.hemophiliafed.org/bleeding-disorders/hemophilia/causes/Hemophilia - Nu Factor. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.nufactor.com/DS_Hemophilia.aspxTreatment And Effect Of Hemophilia Biology Essay. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.ukessays.com/essays/biology/treatment-and-effect-of-hemophilia-biology-essay.phpLife, Love, and Bleeding Hearts at Hemophilia Camp. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/index.php/2012-05-23-07-46-36/2012-05-24-00-03-06/2257-life-love- and-bleeding-hearts-at-hemophilia-camp