It's June 16, 2024, 07:44:42 AM
P is dying b4 our eyes, tha average life span of some1 wit sickle cell is there mid 40's
im not completely sure about tha disease. You know how tha blood cells r supposed to be round, well when u have sickle cell there jagged shaped. The cells get clogged in certain spots an it becomes extremely painful. There is no medication 4 it cept pain killers an your boddy eventually gets immune to tha pain killers an they dont work no more. There is no cure for it an im pretty sure it only occurs in african americans
Sickle Cell anemia is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Normal red blood cells are round like doughnuts, and they move through small blood tubes in the body to deliver oxygen. Sickle red blood cells become hard, sticky and shaped like sickles used to cut wheat. When these hard and pointed red cells go through the small blood tube, they clog the flow and break apart. This can cause pain, damage and a low blood count, or anemia.Sickle cell is in many nationalities including African Americans, Arabs, Greeks, Italians, Latin Americans, and those from India. You can be Caucasian and have sickle cell disease or trait. All races should be screened for this hemoglobi at birth.From http://www.emory.edu/PEDS/SICKLE/sicklept.htm