The word brisa means breeze in Spanish or Portuguese.In French, it means it broke. (verb briser, to snap or break).
Some things can affect how well the bone marrow can produce platelets. When not enough platelets are made, the platelet count in your blood is too low. Chemotherapy and some radiation therapy can cause this temporarily. These cancer treatments can slow the production of platelets in the bone marrow. Another cause of a low platelet count is cancer of the bone marrow. Other conditions can result in a low platelet count as well.
When your skin is injured or broken, platelets clump together and form clots to stop the bleeding. When you do not have enough platelets in your blood, your body cannot form clots. A low platelet count may also be called thrombocytopenia. This condition can range from mild to severe, depending on its underlying cause.For some, symptoms can include severe bleeding and are possibly fatal if not treated.f your bone marrow is not producing enough platelets, you will have a low platelet count. Causes of low platelet production include: 1  aplastic anemia. 2  vitamin B12 deficiency. 3  folate (iron) deficiency. 4  viral infectionsâincluding the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Epstein-Barr virus, and chicken pox.