[surfsvammel]

Smalll thing, Beta thalassaemia isn’t a disease — as far as I know. It’s a disorder or a syndrome.

Definition of disease: Resulting from a pathophysiological response to external or internal factors.

Definition of disorder: A disruption of the disease to the normal or regular functions in the body or a part of the body.

Edit: I have it myself (and my kids do too), and I often correct people on this. Since I rather have a disorder than a disease:)