This means that Hairy cell leukemia, or a subtype of Hairy cell leukemia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population. Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Hairy cell leukemia as a rare disease.
In fact, some of the oldest alphabetic symbols have been found in Central America (2,500 years ago), China (more than 3,000 years ago), and the Middle East (more than 5,000 years ago). One of the earliest forms of the alphabet was hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics were single symbols that stood for entire words.
The first systematic alphabet is credited to the Phoenicians, an ancient civilization who lived mainly in the northern part of Canaan. The term âalphabetâ is actually derived from the first two characters of the Phoenician script.he first systematic alphabet is credited to the Phoenicians, an ancient civilization who lived mainly in the northern part of Canaan. The term âalphabetâ is actually derived from the first two characters of the Phoenician script.