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.
The following causes of Low Platelets are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA: 1  HIV. 2  Liver disease.  more causes...Â».