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October 14, 2019
AProfessor of Hematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine,University of Lagos Sulaiman Akanmu has advised air travellers to know what isthrombosis and the risks.
Hesaid that knowing the dangers would guard against coming down with thrombosis, a deadly condition caused by the formation of potentiallydeadly blood clots, blood that has turned into solid form within the bloodvessels.
Akanmugave the advice at a media briefing organized by Sanofi, a multinationalpharmaceutical company, to mark the 2019 World Thrombosis Day.
TheWorld Thrombosis Day  is marked annually on October 13 andit focuses attention on the often overlooked and misunderstood condition ofthrombosis, an urgent and growing health problem.
Somepeople known to have passed on from thrombosis include actor James Stewart,Rapper Heavy D and Nigerian Star, Goldie Harvey, who died after returning fromthe 55th Grammy Awards in 2013.