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Can anemia kill you?
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Rarely: It can , esp if hemoglobin levels are very low.
Answered 7/30/2020
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Yes: Anemia itself will kill you if it's severe enough, and it's a miserable way to die. Anemia always warns of some underlying illness, and many of these are fatal if neglected but treatable if detected.
Answered 1/13/2019
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