If you are diagnosed with strep, you will stop being contagious approximately 24 hours after starting an antibiotic. Antibiotics should help alleviate your symptoms within one or two days, although in some people the symptoms may last up to a week.
Testing can be done before a baby is born to find out if it has thalassemia and determine how severe it may be. Tests used to diagnose thalassemia in fetuses include: 1  Chorionic villus sampling. 2  This test is usually done around the 11th week of pregnancy and involves removing a tiny piece of the placenta for evaluation.3  Amniocentesis.f your doctor suspects your child has thalassemia, he or she may confirm a diagnosis using blood tests. If your child has thalassemia, blood tests may reveal: 1  A low level of red blood cells. 2  Smaller than expected red blood cells.
In Thalassemia minor, the hemoglobin genes are inherited during conception, one from the mother (egg) and one from the father (sperm). People with a Thalassemia trait in one gene are known as carriers or are said to have t halassemia minor.The only way to know if you carry the Thalassemia trait is to have a special blood test called hemoglobin electrophoresis which can identify the gene.The carriers of thalassemia minor become anemic or slightly anemic. If you, your parents, or ancestors are from âthalassemia regionsâ, request a test from your doctor.ossessing the thalassemia minor trait gives you a 25%, (1 in 4) chance of having a baby with thalassemia major, providing that both parents of the child are both carriers of the disorder. Increased awareness is the key to prevention.