How do you get sickle cell disease?

Answer 1

You can prevent sickle cell disease by theres no way you can but if you have sickle cell disease you can get blood transfusions to stop most of the pain becasue you can get new blood cells instead of moon like shaped cells and then you will have easier blood flow and no pain because it wont clog anymore.

Answer 2

Sickle Cell Anemia is a inherited trait through genes from either a carrier, or someone who already has it. For example

"A" represents dominant normal blood cell

"s" represents recessive sickle anemia gene

AA= normal (doesn't have sickle cell anemia)

AS= carrier (carries the gene for sickle cell anemia, but has little to know effects from it)

SS= has sickle cell anemia

If you have a cross between a parent with the normal gene "AA" and a carrier "AS" you will have a two-in-four chance of having a child without sickle cell anemia and a two-in-four chance of having a child that carries the gene but does not have it which would be "AS"

If you have a parent whom is a carrier and another parent whom is a carrier you will have one-in-four chance of a child with normal blood cells, two-in-four chance of having a child which carries the gene, and one-in-four chance of a child who actuall has sickle cell anemia.

If you cross to people with sickle cell anemia "SS" their children will have the mutation.

Answer 3

Sickle cell anemia is characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells, which are not as efficient at oxygen transport as normally shaped red blood cells and can cause blood clots. It is a genetic disease, which you get by inheriting the genes from your parents.

Answer 4

It is an inherited condition. A person can either be a carrier by having only one allele for sickle cell or have sickle cell anemia by inheriting two alleles.

Answer 5

they get sickle cells if any one in their family had it?

Answer 6

it is a genetic disease , both parents have to have sickle cell trait .

Answer 7

Sickle Cell Anemia is inherited by a previous family member.

Answer 8

Its a trait that is passed down from each generation.