ecosystem The living and non-living parts of the environment in a specific area. (Ecosystems can be really small or really large!) ecology The study of how living things are related each other and to their natural environment. Environment Everything that surrounds an organism and influences it. The study of how living things are related each other and to their natural environment.
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is almost always inherited. Inherited means that the disorder is passed from parents to children though genes. You can inherit type 1 or type 2 VWD if only one of your parents passes the gene on to you. You usually inherit type 3 VWD only if both of your parents pass the gene on to you.
There are three forms of vWD: hereditary, acquired, and pseudo or platelet type. There are three types of hereditary vWD: vWD type 1, vWD type 2, and vWD type 3. Within the three inherited types of vWD there are various subtypes. Platelet type vWD is also an inherited condition. vWD type 1 is the most common type of the disorder and those that have it are typically asymptomatic or may experience mild symptoms such as nosebleeds although there may be severe symptoms in some cases.