Hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (or haemolytic-uraemic syndrome), abbreviated HUS, is a disease characterized by a triad of hemolytic anemia (anemia caused by destruction of red blood cells), acute kidney failure (uremia), and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). It predominantly, but not exclusively, affects children.
Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland along what later became known as the Silk Road.
In 1260, two Venetian merchants â Nikkolo and Maffeo (the father and uncle of Marco Polo) left for the East taking the ânorthern wayâ. This caravan journey lasted for a whole year, and finished in the residence of great Kublai Khan.