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Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease affects red blood cells. Red blood cells are usually flexible allowing them to travel freely through blood vessels but the “sickle cell disease” makes the cells stiff. Thus the cells become inflexible and clogg the blood vessels.
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This disease can only be inherited if both parents are carriers. If the child receives a good gene and an infected one he becomes a carrier himself.

This disease prevents major organs from receiving oxygen. This results in cells dying and causing major damage to these organs. It usually affects the immune system. This results in the patient frequently getting sick. Also patients may get anemia, delayed growth, and strokes.
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Most states conduct simple blood test on newborns for the sickle disease. If not detected at birth a hemoglobin electrophoresis test will be conducted to determine if a patient has the disease or is a carrier.

Babies and young children must daily take penciling to prevent potential deadly infections. Also people diagnose with this disease must take folic acid which helps rebuild new blood cells. Also restocking patients with new blood cells through blood transfusions is common. Patients with worst cases need bone marrow transplants to provide a patient with healthy blood cells.
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 * Research: **A variety of companies have put interest into attempting to prevent or at least treat the sickle cell disease. These companies include Amgen Makers, Bristal Myers, and Novartis.

-Normal blood cells live for 120 days, sickle blood cells live for 10 to 20 days. -Sickle disease is mostly found in African Americans. 1 out of 500 are born with this disease. <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Country’s heavily affected by this disease are Africa, India, the Caribbean, Middle east, and Mediterranean.
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