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Bleeding Disorders Get Sick  Treating the common cold or the flu
By Heather Wicks | 04.13.2010 Originally Published March 2007
Little girl with the flu  At the National Hemophilia
Foundation’s 58th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in October
2006, a parent stood up in a session and asked a question about
how to take care of a child with a bleeding disorder when he/she
gets common illnesses like a cold or stomach flu. Although there
are many guidelines and protocols to help treat serious medical
problems associated with bleeding disorders, parents sometimes
have no idea how to deal with more common ailments.  Getting
sick is a natural part of childhood, but when a child with
hemophilia catches a nasty bug, parents need to take special
precautions.  For starters, Toni Ferrell, a mother of two in
Allons, Tennessee, keeps an eye on the active ingredients in
common medications. Her seven-year-old son, Palin,