Causes among young adults include trauma, menstrual and ectopic bleeding, and problems of acute hemolysis. During their childbearing years, women are more likely to become iron deficient. In people aged 50-65 years, acute anemia is usually the result of acute blood loss in addition to a chronic anemic state.
Land and People. Geographically Venezuela is a land of vivid contrasts, with four major divisions: the Venezuelan highlands, the coastal lowlands, the basin of the Orinoco River, and the Guiana Highlands.
Venezuela is located along the northern coast of South America, encompassing more than 350,000 square miles. Bordering countries include Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south and Guyana to the east. Caribbean islands near the coast of Venezuela include Aruba, Curacao, Grenada, the Leeward Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago.