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Sickle Cell Disease is a blood disorder that is permanent. It is a lifelong struggle for those who have it. Those suffering from the disease need to take a variety of medications in order to maintain their health and survive.
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How does sickle cell disease affect your body?
You bleed evertime you get poked
How many people does sickle cell disease affect?
million people have sickle cell world wide i think
Does sickle cell disease affect life expectancy?
yes
Does sickle cell disease affect males or females or both?
Both
What protein does does sickle-cell anemia affect?
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells.
Is you kiss do you get sickle cell disease?
No. Sickle Cell is not an infectious disease, but is genetic.
Is sickle cell disease a blood cancer?
No, sickle cell disease is not cancerous.
How does disease affect the cell?
Sickle cell disease is a mutation in the gene that codes for hemoglobin, which causes the hemoglobin and the cell to become elongated and look like a sickle rather than its normal disc shape.
What genetic disorder results in abnormally shaped blood?
Spherocytosis
How can sickle-cell disease be treated?
Stem cell or bone marrow transplants are the only cure for sickle cell disease
What is the causative agent of sickle cell?
Sickle cell disease is caused when someone inherits sickle shaped hemoglobin. It is a disease that can be managed, but not cured.
How does Sickle cell anemia affect the body?
it blocks other blood cells
