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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia is a genetic disorder in the blood cells. A genetic disorder is a disorder that is passed on from parent to offspring. HHT can affect someone of every race and every ethnic background. It affects approximately 1 in 5000 people. HHT is also called Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome. It is called this because those were the names of the doctors that first studied HHT.
 * Overview of HHT**

There are a few symptom that are commonly linked with HHT. The most common symptom of HHT is nosebleeds. A person with HHT will get a nosebleed about once a day. If someones nose bleeds that much, they are also at high risk for blood loss. The reason that this happens is because someone with HHT lacks capillaries in the blood stream. This causes the blood to push through the blood vessel with extreme force that would not normally be expierenced, with the right number of capillaries. There is a 30% chance that someone with HHT can also rupture a lung. When a lung is ruptured, the blood that was in the lung is dumped in around the other internal organs. Rupturing a lung is more common during pregnancy than any other time in life. HHT affects the victim in a physical manner more that a phychological manner.
 * Symptoms of HHT**

When someone finds out they have HHT, they normally ask what their treatment options are. The most common form of treatment is to simply put cream on the lining of the nose. If this does not work then the person will have to begin laser treatments. During these treatments, the physician will actually burn the inside of the persons nose. By doing this, they actually close the blood vessels that are open. The most extreme treatments are when the physician takes extra skin and puts it on the lining of the nose. Other than these few treatments, there is not anything that can be done for HHT.
 * Treatment of HHT**


 * Video of HHT Treatment Option**

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In this picture, the white balls are actually the blood vessels that cause HHT.
 * Picture of HHT**

There are a couple of good support groups located on the internet. One is, the Society for People Suffering from HHT. A second one is, the HHT Foundation. A third one is found on the Mayo Clinic website, which is a highly regarded medical website. The good news about HHT is that it is not life-threatening, it just causes a lot of minor disturbances for the body.
 * Support Groups**


 * Citations**

"About HHT." __Olser-Weber-Rendu__. HHT Foundation International. 8 Apr. 2009 [].

"Hereditary Hemmorahgic Telangiectasia." __YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.__ 08 Apr. 2009 [|http://www.youtube.com].